1 . After growing up in the foster care system (寄养制度), Shante Elliott is working to help others come out of it. Shante Elliott is no _________ to the foster care system. _________, it was a system Elliott once moved around. She was forced to change schools, because she had to _________ with different homes over and over again before she finally _________ a long-term family at the age of 13.

After such a(n) _________ start in life, Elliott became the first member of her family to graduate from college. She _________ a foundation (基金会). She made use of her personal _________ to help others within the foster care system.

Elliott knows the teenagers in the foster care system face _________. “Often, these teenagers are not _________ as children but as adults,” said she. “Most __________ want to adopt a baby child.” Finding a long-term family is still what foster children __________ most. And for those who age out of the system without finding those forever homes, there are __________ challenges to face. These kids are at greater __________ of homelessness, health problems and dropping out of school, all of which can make them __________ more difficulties.

Elliott wants to see that shame __________. It’s a reality that Elliott wants to help others. The need for protection, love, chance and safety has no __________ limit. If more teenagers were adopted, youth would have more __________ results after foster care. And it’s why Elliott has devoted much of her life to __________ these kids and cleaning out the __________ that may prevent themselves from getting a chance.

Although she feels good about the work she is doing, she said she wanted to do more. “I am interested in creating a long-term __________ for children in the foster care system,’’ said Elliott.

1.

A．relative

B．stranger

C．neighbour

D．designer

2.

A．Actually

B．Finally

C．Gradually

D．Usually

3.

A．share

B．talk

C．debate

D．live

4.

A．attacked

B．lost

C．found

D．praised

5.

A．swift

B．difficult

C．important

D．practical

6.

A．judged

B．explored

C．charged

D．created

7.

A．experience

B．beauty

C．forecast

D．humor

8.

A．competitions

B．calculation

C．disaster

D．challenges

9.

A．employed

B．remembered

C．treated

D．described

10.

A．organizations

B．families

C．adults

D．managers

11.

A．agree

B．need

C．hate

D．learn

12.

A．reliable

B．national

C．additional

D．rare

13.

A．performance

B．practice

C．risk

D．request

14.

A．face

B．stop

C．ignore

D．admit

15.

A．begin

B．continue

C．keep

D．end

16.

A．culture

B．wealth

C．interest

D．age

17.

A．unfair

B．successful

C．cheerful

D．useless

18.

A．disturbing

B．punishing

C．helping

D．following

19.

A．shame

B．pain

C．fear

D．anger

20.

A．change

B．design

C．show

D．company

2 . Never did I imagine I would land into a place that I used to dislike. However, my working here in Saudi Arabia has turned out to be a _________ I have learned many things about life.

One of those is _________. I had been very impatient for the years before I came here. _________, I had made wrong decisions and _________ many learning chances that life had offered me. When I _________ here, everything and everyone seemed completely different. I had to _________ different kinds of people from different countries with the _________ kind of personalities (个性) and attitudes. I couldn’t improve the situation but could change my _________—to be patient with everything and everyone. Gradually, found myself doing my job _________, enjoying every single thing. And I began to share feelings with my __________ here and everything turned out just __________.

Second is the value of __________. My world back home has mostly made the __________ of my attitudes, personalities and beliefs. It has __________ me the person that I am now. Yet, I should __________ the way people here have lived their lives. I may not like their culture or __________ but that doesn’t make them any __________ and still they deserve my respect.

The most __________ and wonderful experience I have here is the joy of living contently. I have been living in this foreign place for two years and I have been __________ how to live a simple life, how to __________ the kind of life I have right now.

1.

A．test

B．challenge

C．blessing

D．experience

2.

A．love

B．patience

C．wisdom

D．ambition

3.

A．Unfortunately

B．In return

C．By accident

D．Consequently

4.

A．witnessed

B．missed

C．provided

D．replaced

5.

A．paused

B．finished

C．rested

D．got

6.

A．pick out

B．look for

C．deal with

D．come across

7.

A．strangest

B．clearest

C．strictest

D．nicest

8.

A．attitude

B．promotion

C．situation

D．theory

9.

A．sincerely

B．anxiously

C．cautiously

D．happily

10.

A．parents

B．neighbors

C．colleagues

D．enemies

11.

A．fine

B．legal

C．equal

D．casual

12.

A．trust

B．respect

C．manner

D．justice

13.

A．dreams

B．bases

C．plans

D．steps

14.

A．offered

B．considered

C．made

D．found

15.

A．accept

B．judge

C．permit

D．use

16.

A．transportation

B．food

C．performance

D．tradition

17.

A．less

B．different

C．worse

D．better

18.

A．ambiguous

B．significant

C．abnormal

D．unbearable

19.

A．required

B．called

C．warned

D．taught

20.

A．tolerate

B．remember

C．appreciate

D．organize

3 . 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。每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：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，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。

I read an interesting story last week. One day, a diver is enjoying the sea 20 feet below its surface. He noticed a man at same depth, but without any equipments. The diver went below other 20 feet, and the man joined in him a few minutes later. She went below 20 feet again, and after several minutes, the man following him again. This confused the diver, but he took a blackboard out and wrote, “How on earth are you able to stay this deep with nothing to help you?” The man took the blackboard, rubbed that the diver had written and wrote, “I’m drowned, you fool!”

4 . I always hold the view that every act of kindness can eventually change the world as generosity, gratitude and trust.

I was parking at a hiking road when a man in the car next to mine looked out and started to ask me for help.“No _______ .” I told him, as I was willing to help anyone in   _______ . It turned out that his battery was   _______ and no one would help jump to start his car!

I_______him if he had cables (缆绳), which he did, and in less than five_________I gave him a jump start and his car     _______   at the drop of a hat. He thanked me and asked “How much do I _______you?” and I looked at him in _______ and said “Not a thing!”

He said “You won’t believe it _______   I’ve been sitting here for so long and I asked at least three people to   ________ me and no one would do it”. That made me really     ________. I was thinking that perhaps because of how he ________   , his background, or whatever,     ________ might think he was going to ask them for   ________     or something and just automatically said “no” without even ________   that they could help him so________ . He also told me that one man     ________ him “My battery is old so it can’t help you”.

I was   ________ that the battery is like the love in our hearts. We get   ________   more if we give it away to others! And it doesn’t     ________ our hearts to give. I’m happy that I charged his battery and he charged my “battery” with love. I got much more than he offered to me.

1.

A．hurry

B．problem

C．fun

D．way

2.

A．common

B．command

C．particular

D．need

3.

A．low

B．lost

C．broken

D．strong

4.

A．said

B．taught

C．asked

D．comforted

5.

A．minutes

B．months

C．days

D．hours

6.

A．started

B．ran

C．returned

D．died

7.

A．thank

B．know

C．lend

D．owe

8.

A．detail

B．time

C．disbelief

D．pride

9.

A．so

B．but

C．and

D．for

10.

A．notice

B．help

C．encouraged

D．impress

11.

A．curious

B．sad

C．grateful

D．reliable

12.

A．works

B．sleeps

C．looks

D．stresses

13.

A．passengers

B．visitors

C．reporters

D．passers-by

14.

A．sympathy

B．support

C．money

D．trouble

15.

A．realizing

B．permitting

C．memorizing

D．regretting

16.

A．selflessly

B．exactly

C．properly

D．easily

17.

A．warned

B．told

C．reminded

D．blamed

18.

A．fearing

B．observing

C．thinking

D．ignoring

19.

A．charged

B．surprised

C．lost

D．frightened

20.

A．go through

B．cut across

C．add up

D．use up

5 . After a Blockbuster store in Australia closes on March 31, the American city of Bend, Oregon will have the only one left on Earth.

For years, Blockbuster was a big name in the video rental business. The company had thousands of stores in the United States and around the world. But Blockbuster began to lose money during the 2000s. By 2014, all company-owned stores had closed. Since then, locally owned Blockbusters have closed, one by one.

Operating the last Blockbuster Video on Earth is not easy. The computer system uses old disks that only the store’s general manager knows how to use. The video rentals are recorded on a kind of aging tape. The tape cannot be replaced because Radio Shack, another once famous store, went out of business.

Sandi Harding has worked at the Blockbuster in Bend for over 15 years and is the store’s general manager. She says “stubbornness” is part of the reason the store is still open. “We did everything we could to cut costs and keep ourselves relevant,” she said.

Zeke Kamm lives in Bend. He is making a documentary about the store with his friend. He notes that many people who rented videos over the years want to share memories of their experiences Kamm explained how Blockbuste were once an important part of small town in America. The Blockbuster was the only place that was open past nine at night, and a lot of them stayed open much later.

Recently, Harding has noticed that more children are coming to the store, brought in by their parents who like remembering the past. Jerry Gilless and his wife, Elizabeth, on a trip to Oregon, recently brought their two children, aged 3 and 5, to the store in Bend. They watched with a smile as their children walked from row to row, looking at movies. “How could we not stop? It’s the last one,” said Gilless. “They need to see that not everything’s on the iPad.”

1. What is the third paragraph mainly about?

A．The popularity of the video rental business.	B．The special computer system of the last store.
C．The value of the last Blockbuster on Earth.	D．The difficulties of running the last Blockbuster.

2. Why is the Blockbuster store in Bend still open?

A．It has a long history in all Blockbuster stores.	B．Its employees try their best to keep it running
C．Its general manager is very stubborn woman.	D．It is a place where people can watch old movies.

3. What is the documentary of Zeke Kamm probably about?

A．People’s experiences of sharing their own memories.

B．Zeke Kamm’s work with his friend in the Blockbuster.

C．People’s memories of renting videos in the Blockbuster.

D．Blockbusters’important role in a small town of America.

4. What’s the best title for the text?

A．Oregon Will Have the Last Blockbuster on Earth	B．Different Opinions About the Last Blockbuster
C．People Are Interested in the Last Blockbuster	D．A Documentary About the Last Blockbuster