1 . 语法填空

Once a farmer lost his watch in his barn, in which lots of grain was kept. The watch,    1     was a gift from his father, was very important to him and he was determined to find it.

After searching the barn for a long time, however, he gave up and asked for help from a group of children who were playing nearby. He promise     2     (give) a great reward to whoever found the watch.

    3     (hear) this, the children hurried inside the barn immediately.     4     searched everywhere but still could not find the watch buried in the grain. The farmer was about to give up     5     a little boy went up to him and asked to be given     6     second chance.

The farmer looked at him and thought, ” Why not? After all, this kid looks honest.”

So the farmer sent the little boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out     7     the watch in his hand! The farmer,     8     (surprise) but happy, asked the boy how he succeeded in finding the watch.

The boy replied, “ I did nothing but     9     (sit) quietly and listen for the sound of the watch.”

This shows us that sometimes a peaceful mind can think     10     (well) than an excited one.

2 . 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（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。
Last May, Clarence Blackmon, 81，returned to his apartment after months in the hospital for lung cancer treatment. He found his refrigerator and kitchen cupboards were nearly ______.
Clarence’s wife, Wanda, had _____a few years earlier, and he had no family _____ to help him with grocery shopping. Unable to drive or walk, Clarence ____ a local grocer's, but the manager told him the store didn’t_____ . Hungry and __________，Clarencc dialed 911.
"I don’t need to be ____anywhere,” he told the operator, Marilyn Hinson. “I just need somebody to bring me some______ I can't do anything. I can’t go anywhere. I can’t get out of my chair.”
Marilyn asked her supervisor, Lisa Reid, if she would____ her to offer her assistance, and Lisa _____
“He was hungry," Marilyn later told a local television station. “II' ve been____ myself. A lot of people can’t say that, but I can, and I can’t_____for anyone to be hungry.”
Later that_____ . Marilyn delivered Clarence’s ____ . including a head of cabbage, tomato juice, popcorn, beans and soda and made him a few sandwiches.
“She came to my rescue，” said Clarence, an army veteran (老兵)and_____petroleum company administrator.
Clarence is now in hospice (临终安养院）care, but Marilyn _____a few-times a week to chat, fill his candy dish ("he loves Jolly Ranchcre," she says), and collect his _____ Marilyn says,“There are no heroes here." In her _____ she's just doing the right thing. But _____Clarcnce, and he'll admit Marilyn has _____ his life.
"Thank God for people like Marilyn,” he says.1.

A．empty

B．messy

C．smelly

D．broken

2.

A．hung out

B．kept fit

C．lived on

D．passed away

3.

A．downtown

B．abroad

C．nearby

D．far

4.

A．reached

B．called

C．opened

D．charged

5.

A．sell

B．shut

C．deliver

D．bargain

6.

A．desperate

B．honorable

C．nervous

D．proud

7.

A．shown

B．settled

C．welcomed

D．transported

8.

A．books

B．clothes

C．juice

D．food

9.

A．persuade

B．require

C．allow

D．beg

10.

A．agreed

B．denied

C．refused

D．doubted

11.

A．angry

B．hungry

C．sorrowful

D．lonely

12.

A．stand

B．blame

C．afford

D．explain

13.

A．report

B．day

C．program

D．interview

14.

A．account

B．plan

C．bill

D．order

15.

A．strong

B．retired

C．mean

D．modest

16.

A．works

B．cares

C．rescues

D．visits

17.

A．laundry

B．sweets

C．grocery

D．recipes

18.

A．field

B．memory

C．mind

D．company

19.

A．consult

B．remind

C．comfort

D．ask

20.

A．shortened

B．saved

C．sacrificed

D．ruined

3 . A lesson from my mother will always stay with me.
I was in the third grade then. I had been ________ to be the princess in the school play, and for weeks my mother had practiced my _______ with me. But no matter how easily I delivered them at home, as soon as I stepped onstage, every word _______ from my head.
Finally, my teacher took me aside. She ________ that she had written a narrator’s（旁白）part to the play, and asked me to _______ roles. Her word, kindly delivered, still hurt me, especially _________ I saw my part go to another girl.
My mother_______ my ill feelings, although I didn’t tell her what had happened. _______suggesting we practice my lines, she asked if I wanted to_______ in the yard.
It was a lovely spring day and the rose vine（藤）was turning _________. Under the huge trees, we could see yellow dandelions（蒲公英）appearing. I watched my mother __________ to dig up some dandelions. “From now on, we’ll have only roses in this garden,” she said.
“But I like dandelions,” I said. “All _______ are beautiful --- even dandelions.” My mother looked at me ________. “Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesn’t it?” she asked. I _________, pleased that I had won her over. “And that is __________ of people too,” she added. “Not everyone can be a princess, but there is no _________ in that.”
Knowing that she had guessed my ________, I started to cry as I told her what had happened. She listened and smiled.
“But you will be a beautiful narrator,” she said, _______me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her. “The narrator’s ______ is every bit as important as the part of a princess.”
Over the next few weeks, with her constant ________, I learned to take pride in the role.1.

A．judged

B．picked

C．refused

D．paid

2.

A．points

B．films

C．lines

D．actions

3.

A．disappeared

B．occurred

C．maintained

D．came

4.

A．promised

B．admitted

C．expected

D．explained

5.

A．provide

B．switch

C．share

D．play

6.

A．before

B．since

C．because

D．when

7.

A．accepted

B．understood

C．sensed

D．received

8.

A．Except for

B．Instead of

C．Apart from

D．Along with

9.

A．walk

B．sleep

C．perform

D．dance

10.

A．yellow

B．green

C．dark

D．red

11.

A．go back

B．jump out

C．break in

D．bend down

12.

A．trees

B．flowers

C．roses

D．creatures

13.

A．seriously

B．angrily

C．unwillingly

D．coldly

14.

A．disagreed

B．sighed

C．cried

D．nodded

15.

A．lucky

B．worthy

C．true

D．free

16.

A．doubt

B．argument

C．shame

D．mercy

17.

A．pain

B．problem

C．accident

D．answer

18.

A．reminding

B．abusing

C．informing

D．persuading

19.

A．voice

B．name

C．idea

D．part

20.

A．warning

B．encouragement

C．praise

D．award

4 . 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。
Growing up is not always easy. When facing difficulties, courage and a spirit of independence (独立) can be more useful than crying for_______!That’s what Hong Zhanhui’s story of_______from boy to man with family hardships (艰难)tell us.
Hong was born in 1982 in a poor family in Xihua County, Henan Province. When he was_______ 11 , his father became mentally ill and one day came back with an abandoned (被抛弃的)baby girl. A year later, Hong’s mother and younger brother both_______home because of poverty (贫困)and pressure (压力)from his ill father.
The burden (负担)fell onto the 12-year-old’s shoulders: to treat his father’s illness, to_______the adopted (领养的)sister Chenchen, and to go on to study.
Hong didn’t_______ . Since a young age, he has worked in a part-time job to feed his family. At the same time, he has studied at college. To take care of Chenchen, he worked hard to_______a room near his campus for her, and send her to school.
After Hong’s story went public, people were_______to tears by his selflessness. Hard as (虽然)his life was, Hong didn’t_______his father and the adopted__________because they needed his help. With his hard –won money, he even helped other students__________against misfortune(厄运).
Today when many tend to worry more about their own happiness, Hong’s deeds (行为)__________us of what we usually neglect (忽略): love and care for others. Without these,__________of us could survive.
Hong__________donations (捐献) from others. He said he felt encouraged by kind offers, but he could__________his own work. Short of(缺乏) money to buy food, the boy climbed tall trees to get birds’ eggs for his baby sister. He walked two hours at weekends to buy different things to__________around his school to earn money. Through his hard life, the boy developed__________to overcome misfortune (战胜厄运)that made him a hero in people’s eyes.
Hong’s story shows love and willpower, and no hardship can__________a person but himself. So when facing difficulties, don’t __________about bad luck. Consider what more you could do for your family and society__________you will find the world smiling back.1.

A．money

B．food

C．clothes

D．help

2.

A．changing

B．growing

C．moving

D．turning

3.

A．only

B．already

C．ever

D．still

4.

A．stayed

B．went

C．sold

D．left

5.

A．care for

B．give up

C．stick to

D．devote to

6.

A．go away

B．run out

C．give up

D．turn down

7.

A．build

B．rent

C．buy

D．patient

8.

A．encouraged

B．moved

C．inspired

D．made

9.

A．abandon

B．like

C．avoid

D．feed

10.

A．brother

B．daughter

C．sister

D．uncle

11.

A．fight

B．learn

C．stand

D．turn

12.

A．left

B．remembered

C．reminded

D．told

13.

A．anyone

B．everyone

C．none

D．no one

14.

A．accepted

B．received

C．revised

D．refused

15.

A．depend on

B．stick to

C．refer to

D．turn to

16.

A．show

B．eat

C．sell

D．share

17.

A．a chance

B．an ability

C．a spirit

D．a belief

18.

A．bury

B．defeat

C．with

D．knock

19.

A．worry

B．care

C．complain

D．joke

20.

A．and

B．or

C．when

D．until

5 . My kids and I were heading into the supermarket over the weekend. On the way, we spotted a man holding a piece of paper that said, “_______ my job. Family to Feed.”

At this store, a _______ like this is not normal. My 10-year-old noticed him and make a _________ on how bad it must be to have to stand _________ in the cold wind.

In the store, I asked each of my kids to _______ something they thought our “friend” there would _________. They got apples, a sandwich and a bottle of juice. Then my 17-year-old suggested giving him a _________. I thought about it. We were _______ on cash ourselves, but… well, sometimes _______ from our need instead of our abundance is ________ what we need to do! All the kids __________ something they could do away with for the week.

When we handed him the bag of ________, he lit up and thanked us with ________ eyes. When I handed him the gift card, saying he could use it for __________ his family might need, he burst into tears.

This has been a wonderful ________ for our family. For days the kids have been looking for others we can ________! Things would have played out so __________ if I had simply said, “No, we really don’t have __________ to give more.” Stepping out not only helped a brother in ________, it also gave my kids the __________ taste of helping others. It’ll go a long way with them.

1.

A．Lost

B．Changed

C．Quit

D．Finished

2.

A．condition

B．place

C．sight

D．show

3.

A．suggestion

B．comment

C．decision

D．call

4.

A．outside

B．proudly

C．by

D．angrily

5.

A．draw

B．say

C．arrange

D．pick

6.

A．order

B．supply

C．appreciate

D．discover

7.

A．dollar

B．job

C．hot meal

D．gift card

8.

A．easy

B．low

C．soft

D．loose

9.

A．giving

B．saving

C．spending

D．begging

10.

A．yet

B．even

C．still

D．just

11.

A．declared

B．shared

C．ignored

D．expected

12.

A．toys

B．medicine

C．food

D．clothes

13.

A．sleepy

B．watery

C．curious

D．sharp

14.

A．whoever

B．whatever

C．whichever

D．whenever

15.

A．experience

B．example

C．message

D．adventure

16.

A．rely on

B．respect

C．learn from

D．help

17.

A．suddenly

B．vividly

C．differently

D．perfectly

18.

A．time

B．power

C．patience

D．money

19.

A．fear

B．love

C．need

D．memory

20.

A．strong

B．sweet

C．strange

D．simple

6 . One afternoon，the high school boy Clay Jensen received a mysterious package with no return address. When he opened it，he was____ to find seven tapes，which were ____by Hannah Baker，his classmate who had committed suicide (自杀)two weeks earlier. Clay had secretly been in love with her but never had the____to tell her about it.
On the tapes，Hannah had____ thirteen reasons for ending her own ____and Clay was one of the reasons. Hannah had even left him a____marking places with dots for him to visit. Clay walked out of his home and with her voice in his____;he wandered all over the town trying to uncover the reasons why she felt her life had to end so tragically(悲剧地).
____Hannah and Clay’s story，American author Jay Asher wove(编织)a sad story of confusion and desperation in novel，Thirteen Reasons Why，which had____on The New York Times best-selling list for eight weeks.
When Clay anxiously_____how he played a part in her suicide, he noticed how a number of little, seemingly unimportant____can add up to a terrible high school existence for someone else.It____us all that sometimes when something is said or done to____another, it can have____effects and can even lead to other major events in that person’s life.
The theme of the story is that we are all____our own actions. Hannah admitted it was her____to end her life. However, if someone had____differently，she could have changed her decision.
____it is an imaginary story, many of us will connect parts of Hannah’s high school career with something in our life and may____know someone showing warning signs of suicide. And ____we can act and prevent such a tragedy.1.

A．delighted

B．shocked

C．disturbed

D．excited

2.

A．brought

B．delivered

C．recorded

D．bought

3.

A．time

B．courage

C．atmosphere

D．mood

4.

A．stated

B．told

C．found

D．expressed

5.

A．love

B．schooling

C．story

D．life

6.

A．tape

B．map

C．note

D．number

7.

A．eyes

B．heart

C．face

D．ears

8.

A．In

B．For

C．Through

D．With

9.

A．left

B．stayed

C．kept

D．continued

10.

A．found out

B．gave away

C．hung out

D．thought of

11.

A．accidents

B．incidents

C．events

D．affairs

12.

A．informs

B．proves

C．reminds

D．encourage

13.

A．praise

B．hurt

C．damage

D．comfort

14.

A．lasting

B．important

C．different

D．instant

15.

A．concerned about

B．careful of

C．devoted to

D．responsible for

16.

A．task

B．rule

C．choice

D．dream

17.

A．thought

B．replied

C．said

D．acted

18.

A．As though

B．Even though

C．In case

D．Now that

19.

A．even

B．also

C．still

D．ever

20.

A．thankfully

B．hopefully

C．equally

D．similarly

7 . DALLAS – A suburban Dallas woman accused of killing her two young children told a 911 operator that she first tried to poison them because they were autistic(自闭症) and she wanted "normal kids," then choked(窒息) them with a wire until they stopped moving, according to the recorded call.
Irving police on Wednesday released recordings of the 911 call after Saiqa Akhter was charged with capital murder in the death of her 5-year-old son, Zain Akhter and her 2-year-old daughter, Faryaal Akhter. Police said the children were attacked at the family's apartment Monday night.
In the recording released Wednesday, the woman identified herself as Saiqa Akhter and repeatedly told the operator she killed her two children. At one point, the woman hung up and the dispatcher(调度员) called her back.
"I killed both of them. I told you," she told the operator. Later, she explained that both children were lying motionless on the bed in the master bedroom.
"They are not doing anything. They are just blue and they are not taking any breaths and ... their heart is not beating," she said.
She told the operator she initially tried to poison the children with bathroom cleaner but they refused to drink it. When that didn't work, "I used a wire on their necks," she said.
When the operator asked the woman why she attacked her children, she said, "They're both not normal, not normal. They're autistic. Both are autistic." Pressed further, she said, "I don't want my children to be like that. ... I want normal kids."
Later, the dispatcher asked the woman what she was feeling. "Nothing," she responded.
At one point, water could be heard running in the background and the dispatcher asked what the woman what she was doing. She told the operator she was trying to wash the smell of cleaner off of her hands. The dispatcher then told the woman to go sit on a couch in the living room and wait for police.
At the end of the recording, police can be heard arriving at the home.
1. The woman killed her two young children by____.

A．poisoning them

B．choking them

C．first poisoning and then choking them

D．striking them with bathroom cleaner

2. According to this passage, the killing happened_____.

A．on Wednesday	B．on Monday night
C．on Monday morning	D．after the woman telephoned the 119

3. What can be inferred from the passage?

A．The woman`s two children were autistic.

B．The woman did not take the killing seriously.

C．The woman hanged up immediately after she called 911.

D．The children did not drink the bathroom cleaner.

4. What would be the best title for this text?

A．A Dallas Mom Killing Her Two Children

B．A Woman Who Suffers From Autism

C．A Woman and Her Two Children

D．A Dallas Woman Murderer

8 . America's Beauty Is in Its Diversity
America is built on the idea of freedom，and there is no exception for Muslim women.I ____ the freedom of religion and speech.But mostly，I believe it's OK to be ____，and to stand up for who and what you are.So I believe in wearing the hijab.
The hijab is a religious head covering，like a scarf.I am Muslim，and keeping my head covered is a ____ of maturity and respect toward my ____ and to Allah's will.____，I also like to wear it to be different.I don't usually like to do what everyone else is doing.I want to be a(n) ____，not just part of the crowd.But when I first wore it，I was also afraid of the ____ that I'd get at school.
I ____ on my own that sixth grade was the ____ I should start wearing the hijab.I was ____ about what the kids would say or even do to me.I thought they might make fun of me，or ____ be scared of me and ____ my headscarf.Kids at that age usually like to be all the same，and there's little or no ____ of differences.
On the first day of school，I put all those ____ thoughts behind my back and walked in with my head held high.I was holding my breath a little，but ____ I was also proud to be a Muslim，proud to be wearing the hijab，proud to be different.
I was ____ about everything I thought the kids would say or even do to me.I actually met a lot of people because of wearing my head covering.Most of the kids would come and ask me questions—____—about the hijab and why I wore it.
I did hear some kid was making fun of me，___ there was one girl—she wasn't even in my class，and we never really talked much—and she spoke ____ me，and I wasn't even there！I made a lot of new friends that year，friends that I still have until this very day，five years later.
Yes，I'm different，but everyone is different here，in one way or another.This is the ____ of America.1.

A．believe in

B．stick to

C．carry out

D．push for

2.

A．independent

B．free

C．sensitive

D．different

3.

A．signal

B．sign

C．reminder

D．cause

4.

A．religion

B．country

C．parents

D．status

5.

A．In a word

B．In general

C．To be exact

D．To be honest

6.

A．princess

B．heroine

C．individual

D．adult

7.

A．praise

B．punishment

C．reaction

D．reflection

8.

A．hoped

B．expected

C．realized

D．decided

9.

A．time

B．chance

C．case

D．occasion

10.

A．disappointed

B．scared

C．enthusiastic

D．angry

11.

A．still

B．already

C．even

D．ever

12.

A．show off

B．pull off

C．pick up

D．put up

13.

A．rejection

B．ignorance

C．awareness

D．acceptance

14.

A．negative

B．optimistic

C．serious

D．strange

15.

A．often

B．inside

C．only

D．outside

16.

A．concerned

B．particular

C．wrong

D．convinced

17.

A．respectfully

B．cautiously

C．suspiciously

D．critically

18.

A．and

B．so

C．but

D．or

19.

A．in terms of

B．in front of

C．in charge of

D．in favor of

20.

A．significance

B．beauty

C．value

D．power

9 . A couple of weeks ago, my friend offered to sell some of our things for us. I thought it was a good opportunity to ______       my 7­-year-­old son's room and   ______ some toys that were no longer   suitable for him to play with. We   ______ that all the money we got from selling the toys would be his money.

The night before the ______， we loaded up the truck with toys and a little bike that was too ______ for him.In the yard he ______the bike for the last time and then happily put it onto the truck. This little bike had at least two previous owners as far as we ______. It wasn't in the best ______and was certainly not new，but the tires(轮胎)were ______ good.

We put a price of $10 on it, but it didn't sell.So，after the sale was ______，my friend put it on the sidewalk，with a sign that ______ “FREE BIKE”．Within five minutes her doorbell rang.A little boy was ______ there.In poor English he asked whether the bike was ______ free.We said yes and that he could have it for ______．He smiled，got on the bike and rode away.

Later that evening when I told my son how   much money he had made at the sale, he was very______，shouting happily. He asked about a few of his things, wondering ______   they had been sold.   When he asked about the bike, I told him about   the little boy and that made him   ______．He was much happier than when I told him how much he had ______．He was so happy to ______ that someone else would make good ______ of that little bike!

1.

A．clean

B．check

C．display

D．design

2.

A．look for

B．go through

C．show off

D．deal with

3.

A．refused

B．agreed

C．wrote

D．lied

4.

A．trip

B．show

C．sale

D．decision

5.

A．weak

B．small

C．new

D．thin

6.

A．rode

B．found

C．watched

D．felt

7.

A．doubted

B．knew

C．told

D．thought

8.

A．time

B．chance

C．place

D．shape

9.

A．also

B．never

C．still

D．hardly

10.

A．ahead

B．on

C．near

D．over

11.

A．said

B．repeated

C．copied

D．expressed

12.

A．jumping

B．standing

C．walking

D．shouting

13.

A．barely

B．usually

C．really

D．always

14.

A．something

B．anything

C．everything

D．nothing

15.

A．calm

B．scared

C．excited

D．disappointed

16.

A．when

B．if

C．why

D．how

17.

A．smile

B．worry

C．leave

D．cry

18.

A．enjoyed

B．lost

C．bought

D．made

19.

A．hear

B．understand

C．remember

D．think

20.

A．interest

B．money

C．use

D．price

10 .         Once there was a group of men — a young hot-blooded man and a big number of old folks, doing a timber (木料) job in a jungle.

This young man was very _______. He always continued to work through his break time and _______that those old folks were wasting time, having to _______several times a day to drink and chat. As time went by, this young man noticed that_______he worked through break time and hardly took a_______, those old folks were chopping the same _______ of trees as he did and sometimes did more. It was as if they worked through the break time as he did. So he_______ to work harder the next day. Unfortunately the_______ were even worse.

One day, one of the old folks_______ him for a drink during their break time. That young man________and said that he had no________ time! Then the old man smiled and said, “It is just a waste of effort to ________ chopping trees without re-sharpening your axe (斧子). Sooner or later you will ________ or be so tired as you have spent too much________.”

Suddenly the young man________that actually during break times while those old folks were having a chat, they were________re-sharpening their axes at the same time! And that’s how they could________ faster than him, yet spending less time!

What we ________is efficiency by making use of our skill and ability________. Only then can we have more time to do other things. Otherwise we will always keep saying ... I have no________!

1.

A．weak

B．clever

C．hard-working

D．good-looking

2.

A．admired

B．complained

C．reminded

D．predicted

3.

A．plan

B．appear

C．work

D．break

4.

A．even though

B．only if

C．because

D．unless

5.

A．photo

B．rest

C．step

D．bath

6.

A．weight

B．height

C．amount

D．price

7.

A．failed

B．pretended

C．agreed

D．decided

8.

A．marks

B．results

C．effects

D．conditions

9.

A．invited

B．blamed

C．thanked

D．forgave

10.

A．begged

B．argued

C．nodded

D．refused

11.

A．wrong

B．valuable

C．extra

D．exact

12.

A．mind

B．avoid

C．practice

D．keep

13.

A．speed up

B．give up

C．watch out

D．turn out

14.

A．energy

B．money

C．life

D．skill

15.

A．warned

B．expected

C．realized

D．announced

16.

A．also

B．hardly

C．seldom

D．never

17.

A．talk

B．chop

C．walk

D．climb

18.

A．abandon

B．introduce

C．need

D．teach

19.

A．quickly

B．curiously

C．seriously

D．intelligently

20.

A．time

B．tool

C．job

D．patience