1 . Hundreds of years ago, a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotland. The Scots, a brave people, love their country. They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland. But there were too many of the Romans. It looked as if the Romans would win.

One night, the leader of the Scots marched his soldiers to the top of a hill. “We will rest here tonight, my men.” he said, “Tomorrow we will fight one more battle. We must win, or we will die.”

They were all very tired. So they ate their supper quickly and fell asleep. There were four guards on duty, but they were very tired, too, and one by one, they fell asleep.

The Romans were not asleep. Quickly they gathered at the foot of the hill. Slowly they went up the hill. Closer they came to the sleeping Scots. They were almost at the top. A few minutes more the war would be over. Suddenly, one of them put his foot on a thistle (蓟). He cried out and his sudden cry woke the Scots. In a minute they were on their feet and ready for a battle. The fighting was hard, but it did not last long. The Scots wiped out the Romans and saved Scotland.

The thistle is not a beautiful plant. It has sharp needles all over it. Few people liked it. But the people of Scotland liked it so much that they made it their national flower.

1. Hundreds of years ago, the Romans ________.

A．came from the north through England to make war on Scotland

B．came to the north Scotland from England to make war on Scotland

C．came from the north of England to fight the Scots

D．came to the north from the south of Britain to fight the Scots

2. The Scots were waken because ________.

A．they were too tired to sleep well

B．one of the guards pretended to sleep

C．one of the Romans stepped on a thistle and let out a cry

D．the Romans got too close and they discovered them

3. What is the meaning of the underlined words “were on their feet” on paragraph 4?

A．get on their feet	B．at their feet
C．under their feet	D．back on their feet

4. The Scots made thistle their national flower because thistle ________.

A．is lovely, though not beautiful

B．gives them happiness

C．is a kind of useful plant

D．helped the Scots to win the battle against the Romans

3 . Every Saturday night my family and I go out and feed the homeless in the city of Orlando.

We want to see what it is like in the life of a homeless person. One special thing I like to_______is, my family and I do not eat_______we begin our journey so we know how it feels to be hungry. We all get together in the_______and prepare the food. Some of the meals are sandwiches and cookies and a bottle of water. Sometimes my mum_______a steaming hot delicious meal. We then bag them all up to feed 30 or more people. 

Before my family and I get into the car we ask God for _______in a family prayer. A lot of people_______homeless people. Not all homeless people are drug addicts or bad people. Some are really nice; some of them just had bad things happening to them. 

_______when my family and I go out on the street we have to earn their trust, because a lot of people are_______to them for no good reason. But now that they see us every week they _______us. We even know some of their names. We all have to remember that these are people with________.Some of them shake our hands for giving them food. Some of them do really funny dances because they are happy. 

We have become really close________a man named Tony and his wife. They have all of their personal________in shopping carts. After________us several times he has told us a lot about his life. He graduated from Howard University. He________teach French and Spanish. 

After we finish feeding the homeless, it makes me ________ what I have at home. I love feeding the homeless and making a difference in someone's life.

1.

A．talk

B．imagine

C．mention

D．remind

2.

A．until

B．before

C．while

D．after

3.

A．hall

B．yard

C．kitchen

D．hotel

4.

A．buys

B．takes

C．brings

D．prepares

5.

A．protection

B．possession

C．allowance

D．expectation

6.

A．hate

B．misunderstand

C．understand

D．support

7.

A．At last

B．At least

C．At first

D．At once

8.

A．generous

B．kind

C．mean

D．grateful

9.

A．rely on

B．believe in

C．talk with

D．worry about

10.

A．love

B．expression

C．feelings

D．money

11.

A．to

B．by

C．of

D．with

12.

A．belongings

B．clothes

C．groceries

D．goods

13.

A．feeding

B．missing

C．meeting

D．finding

14.

A．would

B．used to

C．needed

D．ought to

15.

A．dislike

B．own

C．recognize

D．appreciate

4 . I have always been crazy about music since I was young. At 15, I started a _________ with three friends. We were nothing then, but to our great _________, many schoolmates liked our performance and slowly things began to_________. Two years later, we decided to quit school and _________ a record deal (合约) with Rolling Slone, a famous record company. We had tour concerts and built up a small but_________ group of fans. Al the end of 2002, a well-known rock band _________ us to play with them. My teenage dream came true; the band I looked up to seemed to _________ us.

Our first album _________ in 2003. A local newspaper declared it “a masterpiece of one of the most important bands of their generation". _________, no one bought the awful thing.

Looking back, I think that was ____________. Though I'm incredibly proud of the music we ____________, we were riding a wave of hype (大肆宣传) we could never ____________. Our label quietly dropped us and my lime in a band was ____________.

After I left the band. I asked my old school if I could ____________. They pleasantly welcomed me back, though I was ____________ than other students. 1 worked harder than ever and ended up at Oxford University, where I occasionally put on performances. My family even travelled miles to watch. Perhaps then they understood why I had made the decision to ____________ out of school.

The band had ____________ everything. It took me out of my hometown and around the world. I ____________ that with a little luck and a lot of hard work, anything can happen. Now I often tell my ____________ life to my students. And when they tell me their dreams, I will ____________ them. After all, if I managed to make it that far, why shouldn't they?

1.

A．band

B．company

C．tour

D．school

2.

A．disappointment

B．grief

C．embarrassment

D．joy

3.

A．break up

B．give up

C．pick up

D．show up

4.

A．canceled

B．signed

C．stuck

D．shared

5.

A．devoted

B．ambitious

C．honest

D．optimistic

6.

A．caused

B．applied

C．invited

D．ordered

7.

A．speak of

B．approve of (认可)

C．tell of

D．think of

8.

A．published

B．appeared

C．struggled

D．failed

9.

A．Eventually

B．Definitely

C．Unfortunately

D．Actually

10.

A．normal

B．responsible

C．cruel

D．dazzling

11.

A．produced

B．commented

C．enjoyed

D．adjusted

12.

A．dream of

B．think about

C．live up to

D．put up with

13.

A．on

B．back

C．against

D．over

14.

A．succeed

B．train

C．retire

D．return

15.

A．younger

B．cleverer

C．older

D．quicker

16.

A．take

B．let

C．run

D．drop

17.

A．changed

B．took

C．ruined

D．made

18.

A．promised

B．learned

C．hoped

D．doubted

19.

A．present

B．explosive

C．simple

D．previous

20.

A．congratulate

B．encourage

C．forgive

D．praise

5 . The setting was a packed gymnasium just before the start of a game against another school. There were five girls who were members of the Danville High School basketball team — all of them starters. They were not in uniform to play that night and would not be on the team for the rest of this season. They were there to admit their breaking learn rules. They were there to support their coach's decision to take them off the team. They were there to let the town know there was a problem in their little community that needed to be addressed. And they did it with sincere regret rather than defensiveness.

While the school had been out for the New Year's holiday, the five girls had gone to the party with several of their friends. There was alcohol there. And they all drank some.

Coach Rainville has a zero tolerance rule on drugs and alcohol for her members though it was a hard decision to make. When classes resumed (恢复) and accounts of holiday parties were shared, rumors about the five girls began closing in on them. The coach said she couldn't back down on her rules. And the players — Iwo junior students and three senior students — agreed. That night in the gym was part of their public support of the coach's decision.

“We hope you will understand that we are not bad kids. What we did was definitely not worth it. We hope this event will make everyone realize that there is a big drug and alcohol problem in our community, one of the senior students said, “And if you work with us to try to solve this problem, you will help us feel that we have not been thrown off our basketball team for nothing." The five left the floor to deafening applause.

The team may not win another game this year. But they've learned something about personal responsibility, the effect of one's action on others, and honesty that will serve them well throughout life.

1. It can be inferred from the passage that the five girls who were kicked off the team were probably ________.

A．good players on the team

B．three junior students and two senior students

C．addicted to alcohol and drugs

D．scolded by their parents for drinking alcohol

2. What did the girls do to support their coach's decision?

A．They didn't fight for Danville High School any more.

B．They admitted their mistake in public in the gymnasium.

C．They would never drink any alcohol throughout their life.

D．They all gave speeches to apologize in the local newspaper.

3. Which word best describes the coach Rainville?

A．Energetic.	B．Strict.
C．Content.	D．Cruel.

4. Which would be the best title for the passage?

A．Growing Up with Pain	B．A Bad Mistake in Training
C．The Coach Who Values Rules Most	D．Basketball Girls in High School

6 . 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。

Last week, I watched a movie, naming A Dog’s Way Home from Sony Pictures, what mainly tells about dogs at animal shelters. Through the movie, I learned that much of those dogs have to be put to the death if they aren’t adopted. The followed day I told my parents that I wanted to visit to the animal shelter in our city and take a dog home. They strong supported my idea of adopting a dog and we choose a brown one at last. I hope that more dogs at animal shelters can find their permanently home. I also hope that dog owner will keep their pets instead giving them up.

7 . 阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。

“Happy birthday, dear Rhea, happy birthday to you!” Silence penetrated (穿透) the room.

“Make a wish," my mom said in a sweet whisper. Now, I’m a straight A student, confident and popular, but that’s not what I was a year ago. It was my mom’s love that made me what I am today. Looking around the room filled with my friends, I couldn't help but smile.

I wish...

Memories flooded back. The December morning breeze brushed my long, black hair as I stepped towards the doors of Hagenberg High. It was my first day of school. Only two weeks ago, my mom and I migrated to America, hoping for a bright new life.

My English was poor, and I was alone, like a lost little kid. I unknowingly avoided interacting with anyone because I was afraid they’d laugh in my face. When my English was better, I decided, I would come up to people and maybe manage to say, “Whussup?”

Finally in gym class, a friendly brown face. She almost looked like me, only happier .Her name was Caroline. At lunchtime we found ourselves enjoying the cafeteria food. She wanted me to meet her friends. “Don’t worry Rhea,” she assured me, calling me “sister”, “You’ll fit right in.”

And I did. It was as if some foreign soul entered my body and made me do things against my will. I found myself drinking beer, smoking cigarettes and skipping school. I didn't even like the taste of beer. The moment it touched my tongue I felt like I had to spit it back. But I didn't. I couldn’t afford to look bad and lose my new “friends”. I began to miss at least one day of school a week to hang out with them. Then I missed two, three, even four days in a row.

But while I was out having fun with my “friends,” inside I was full of conflict, unhappiness and regret. I stopped practicing my English sentences in front of the mirror and instead practiced, “I don’t know why the school called, mom. There must be something wrong in the system because I did not miss school today.”

注意：

（1）续写词数应为150左右；

（2）请按如下格式在相应位置作答。

One day the school teacher called my mom and the truth came out.

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

My mom’s voice awakened me from my thoughts, “Have you made your birthday wish yet, sweetie?”

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8 . We moved to Elmont in 1956. I was 4 years old. Elmont was a wonderful place to grow up. There were lots of kids，great schools and we had a big yard. Having grown up a city kid, my father, Nicholas Denaro, believed that grass was not just to look at, but that children were meant to play on it. We played games and badminton there. A white fence separated our backyard from a small wood. My friends and I jumped the fence and climbed trees.

My father had the most amazing hands. He could fix anything. He gave those amazing hands to his son, my younger brother, Frank, who also became handy around the house. But my father saved his green fingers for me. He grew flowers, tomatoes, strawberries and figs and he shared his love of gardening with me.

Fourteen years ago, I went to a local nursery and purchased a fig tree for Dad for Father’s Day. My mother, Bridget Denaro, called it the best gift I could have given him. He planted it exactly in the middle of the front yard.

He loved that tree and enjoyed delicious figs every year, except just after Sandy hit in 2012. He was so disappointed when cold weather just after the superstorm froze all the remaining figs.

In 2015，my father died of aspirating pneumonia (呼吸性肺炎) at 97. We sold our family home of 61years last year. We left behind Dad's tree, full of figs waiting to ripen. We briefly-considered taking it with us, but decided that his Father's Day fig tree belonged in Elmont. The new owners generously allowed me to take some branches so that I could have a precious reminder of my much-loved father and the Elmont home.

1. What can we learn about the author from the first paragraph?

A．She grew up in a city.	B．She only liked climbing trees.
C．She had a happy childhood.	D．She was naughty and stubborn.

2. What did Father teach the author?

A．How to garden well.	B．How to play games.
C．How to color fingers.	D．How to fix everything.

3. Why did Father fail to enjoy figs in 2012?

A．He was ill in hospital.	B．The cold hit the fig tree.
C．The tree didn’t bear figs.	D．He moved to another city.

4. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A．To show her love of figs.	B．To share her childhood.
C．To remember her father.	D．To introduce her experience.

9 . Two Sundays ago. Tischler woke bright and early and said to herself, "I have nothing to do today-let’s do this."

To get "the Sharing Table" going, Tischler_______the boxes on the table with food, toilet paper, toothpaste and other items. Then she placed handmade _______on the table,_______that everything on it was_______.

With the_______of her sister-in-law, Kristine Lenza, the first day of the Sharing Table was_______successful. "I didn’t think anybody was going to_______much of anything, " she said. "I thought people would be more_______to donate. A lot of people have donated but a lot of people have also taken things."

Weather permitting, Tischler now sets up the table every day. She said the Sharing Table will_______through Christmas. Tischler wants people to know that their personal information will be________. "Nobody stands behind the table or________what you take from it. The Sharing Table is judgement-free." she said.

"Whatever situation you are in, you are welcome. You don ’t have to have________your job, or you don’t have to have had COVID-19," she said. "It could just be that you need a(n)________support to get you through the year, or if you are having a tight budget(预算)this month________Christmas presents and you need help with groceries. "

At the end of each day, Tischler goes outside.________, she finds just as many items have been taken as they’ve been given.

1.

A．put

B．filled

C．took

D．brought

2.

A．options

B．goods

C．inventions

D．signs

3.

A．answering

B．selling

C．showing

D．recommending

4.

A．free

B．unique

C．cheap

D．neat

5.

A．agreement

B．admission

C．advice

D．aid

6.

A．partly

B．surprisingly

C．naturally

D．hopefully

7.

A．donate

B．give

C．take

D．buy

8.

A．able

B．possible

C．difficult

D．likely

9.

A．continue

B．congratulate

C．contain

D．contribute

10.

A．learned

B．heard

C．protected

D．copied

11.

A．imagines

B．watches

C．finds

D．discovers

12.

A．found

B．changed

C．sought

D．lost

13.

A．extra

B．normal

C．regular

D．unusual

14.

A．in honor of

B．instead of

C．because of

D．in celebration of

15.

A．Particularly

B．Usually

C．Occasionally

D．Similarly

10 . An elderly woman is crediting (归功于) her neighbor's 4­year­old dog with saving her life during last week's dangerously cold temperatures.

Tim Curfman was ______ his garbage with his dog Midnight when he felt its ______ was unusual. It had its ears held up looking at him. It didn't ______ do that. Curfman got the feeling that something's ______. So he observed how his dog was acting and ______ it to a spot on the other side of his house. There, he saw his 87­year­old neighbor, Noreen, ______ in the snow. She was trying to fill her bird feeder when she fell.

Curfman ______ she was out there at least half an hour. She could not get up because she didn't have enough ______ to push herself up, and there was nothing around the corner to get a ______ of, either. The temperature was one degree below zero, but Curfman and Midnight were able to ______ her quickly.

Noreen, who didn't have serious injuries, was lucky to ______ frostbite (冻伤) even though her clothes were wet. Curfman called his wife and they together helped his neighbor up from the snow and into her ______， where his wife helped the elderly woman get into ______ clothes.

Noreen was ______ to Midnight for saving her life. “A dog like this ______ to be proud of because it's not every dog that pays attention to things like this，” Noreen said in an interview.

1.

A．sending out

B．taking out

C．picking out

D．handing out

2.

A．sound

B．attention

C．behavior

D．appearance

3.

A．normally

B．suddenly

C．really

D．daily

4.

A．down

B．in

C．out

D．up

5.

A．trained

B．drove

C．walked

D．followed

6.

A．lying

B．moving

C．playing

D．standing

7.

A．guessed

B．feared

C．argued

D．explained

8.

A．time

B．space

C．strength

D．courage

9.

A．view

B．hold

C．taste

D．command

10.

A．save

B．report

C．find

D．visit

11.

A．face

B．fight

C．avoid

D．suffer

12.

A．car

B．garden

C．yard

D．home

13.

A．dry

B．clean

C．old

D．beautiful

14.

A．grateful

B．close

C．rude

D．polite

15.

A．expects

B．intends

C．waits

D．deserves