1 . Todd was a sadly quiet 11-year-old boy struggling to adjust to the death of his mother. His father had left long ago, and Todd was living with an aunt who made it _______ that she disliked to take responsibility.

On several occasions, his _______ Sheryl heard his aunt tell him, “If it weren’t for my generosity, you’d be a _______ orphan.”

Sheryl took extra pains to make Todd feel _______ in class, and encouraged his interest in making things. Just before Christmas break, Todd shyly _______ her with a small decorated box he’d made.

“It’s beautiful!” Sheryl cried.

Todd replied, “There’s something special _______ that my mom gave me before she died.” She said, “It’s the only thing I can _______you and still have plenty leftover. It helps you feel better when you’re _______ and safe when you’re _______.”

As Sheryl started to open the box,Todd ________ her, “Oh, you can’t see it.”

Sheryl asked ________ , “Well, what is it?”

“It’s ________. You’re the first person since my mom that I love.’

Sheryl hugged Todd tightly and said, “I’ll ________this forever. It’s the best gift I’ve ________ got.”

She kept it on her desk until she ________ , and touched it whenever she was sad or scared. It never ________ to make her heart smile.

Years later, Todd sent her the autograph book (签名簿) he wrote during his graduation from a medical school. It’s been in the ________ ever since.

In truth, love—not diamonds—is the________that keeps on giving. ________ , love generates itself. The more you ________， the more you have left.

1.

A．possible

B．known

C．reasonable

D．secret

2.

A．neighbor

B．grandpa

C．teacher

D．uncle

3.

A．friendless

B．careless

C．hopeless

D．homeless

4.

A．ignored

B．upset

C．separated

D．valued

5.

A．presented

B．awarded

C．traded

D．bothered

6.

A．beyond

B．inside

C．around

D．below

7.

A．give

B．take

C．buy

D．help

8.

A．happy

B．curious

C．sad

D．rich

9.

A．surprised

B．puzzled

C．scared

D．encouraged

10.

A．warned

B．ordered

C．pleased

D．advised

11.

A．nervously

B．favorably

C．differently

D．kindly

12.

A．joy

B．pity

C．love

D．wisdom

13.

A．watch

B．treasure

C．cover

D．hide

14.

A．ever

B．hardly

C．even

D．frequently

15.

A．married

B．graduated

C．deserted

D．retired

16.

A．stopped

B．failed

C．arranged

D．continued

17.

A．desk

B．room

C．heart

D．box

18.

A．gift

B．idea

C．offer

D．sense

19.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Besides

D．Anyway

20.

A．give away

B．take in

C．set aside

D．pick up

2 . While many local teens spent their summers playing by the pool, Shea Frenyea-Provost brought her talents to life, leaving a lasting memory for years to come.

After five weeks, the 15-year-old’s artwork is now on show in People’s Park for all to see as the Village of Dannemora’s first outdoor mural(壁画)-symbolic of the ongoing efforts to give new energy to the village and all it has to offer.

For the young artist，the project took her out of the comfort zone(舒适区)-going from colored pencils and sketchbooks(素描本)to her first life-size mural- the first in what will now become a series of projects between the local teen and village.

With her mom active in the village’s growing Beautification Committee, Shea also got involved with volunteering. After seeing Shea’s sketches during the early stages of the mural planning, Tina Leduc, director of Beautification Committee, was awed by her talent and knew she was a perfect fit for the project.

With the help of her family, Shea was soon set up with her very own studio, where she spent weeks researching the Luna moth(蛾)，observing its outline and perfecting each final detail. “I used a projector(投影仪)to observe the moth for weeks and researched native plants in our area and the rest I really ended up doing freehand,“ Shea said, pointing to the fine lines of the climbing grape plants and moth antennas(触角).

For the Beautification Committee and villagers alike, her work has brought a welcomed new addition to the park while clearly showing her bright artistic future ahead. “She’s just such a natural,” said Leduc, who offered beginning guidance, otherwise leaving the creativity and design to the promising young artist. “I feel this is just the beginning for her. I know it is. We’re going to see so much from her.”

1. What can we learn about Shea’s mural?

A．It is the first indoor mural in her village.

B．It shows the history of her village.

C．It took her a month to complete.

D．It was a real challenge for her.

2. What does the underlined word “awed” in paragraph 4 mean?

A．Amazed	B．Encouraged
C．Changed	D．Affected

3. Which of the following can best describe Shea?

A．Creative and humorous.

B．Polite and generous.

C．Talented and patient.

D．Experienced and professional.

4. What does Leduc say about Shea’s artwork?

A．It will inspire more kids to do art.

B．It promises a bright future for her.

C．It will attract more foreign visitors to the village.

D．It raises the villagers’ awareness of environmental protection.

3 . I met a man yesterday but I didn’t get his name. I’m_________ that I’ll probably never see him again. But that’s OK. The _________ of our meeting was fulfilled in 10 minutes.

He was an elderly man. I didn’t see him at first. I had to_________ for him, the owner of a very worn and old wooden walking stick, which was_________ and was half hanging outside of a shopping cart.

After some_________, I finally found the man, who seemed to lose something and was walking very_________. I knew it was his and called out to him. He returned slowly to get it and thanked me. I was in a friendly mood and we chatted with each other. That’s when this man_________ me with his story and he was not a stranger any more.

I stood outside the _________ with him for 10 minutes, just listening. And that’s all he _________. I stood there, listening to this man share his ____________ after losing his wife during childbirth to his only son. And then later he shared his joy of____________ this son on his own. We talked freely, just like____________.

At the end of our____________ this elderly man clasped (紧握) both of my hands, raised them up to his heart, looked ____________ my eyes and thanked me so____________. He thanked me for listening and ____________ him to share his story. And then he turned around and ____________.

He was out of my sight and I thought this dear man had just provided me with such a(n) ____________ gift-trust. Strangers are never strangers if you open your ____________. Often they are angels in disguise (伪装的). ____________ with others. Listen. Share. These are what we are all here for.

1.

A．delighted

B．confident

C．doubtful

D．embarrassed

2.

A．task

B．process

C．hope

D．purpose

3.

A．search

B．wait

C．care

D．pay

4.

A．sold out

B．given up

C．left behind

D．broken down

5.

A．measures

B．researches

C．experiences

D．efforts

6.

A．anxiously

B．powerfully

C．regretfully

D．horribly

7.

A．amused

B．treated

C．impressed

D．comforted

8.

A．cart

B．hospital

C．restaurant

D．supermarket

9.

A．shared

B．desired

C．ordered

D．believed

10.

A．sense

B．attitude

C．anger

D．pain

11.

A．picking up

B．bringing up

C．keeping up

D．taking up

12.

A．elders

B．parents

C．friends

D．children

13.

A．discussion

B．conversation

C．debate

D．argument

14.

A．into

B．through

C．upon

D．over

15.

A．awkwardly

B．peacefully

C．cheerfully

D．sincerely

16.

A．expecting

B．inviting

C．allowing

D．persuading

17.

A．returned

B．disappeared

C．slipped

D．shouted

18.

A．ordinary

B．expensive

C．precious

D．original

19.

A．body

B．heart

C．memory

D．imagination

20.

A．Compete

B．Cope

C．Compare

D．Communicate

4 . Rachel had a healthy life both physically and mentally till one unfortunate winter evening. It was raining cats and dogs; everything was wet. Rachel’s cat went outside in this cold weather. She ________ him to bring him back inside. He hid near a utility pole (电线杆). Since it rained heavily the pole was charged and ________ to touch. Rachel, bent down to ________ her cat. She held the pole for support not ________ it was charged. The pole electrocuted her so badly that she was barely ________ seconds before her death. The electrocution resulted in ________ both her arms, which had to be cut off.

Rachel had to face such a (n) ________ accident. People get ________ about losing a finger. What would it be like if you lose both your arms? That’s what Rachel was trying to digest. It wasn’t easy at all. Rachel, slowly and gradually was accepting the ________ that she lost her arms and was ________ dependent on others for basic necessities that ________ the use of her arms. It upset her that she could not ________ her own duties herself.

Many people would lose hope. ________, that was not the case with Rachel. She did not want to ________ her dream. She didn’t let the slightest hopelessness bring her down and make her ________ her motivation. After recovery, Rachel ________ day and night to do most of her work with her feet. She emphasized mostly on ________ since she had no arms to do that with. She tried and tried. After many ________ and failures, she finally could write with her feet. She continued her school, ________ her examination and got a scholarship for law school.

Her optimism paved the way for a bright future. Her hard work ________ all because she never gave up.

1.

A．held up

B．went after

C．handed over

D．put down

2.

A．dangerous

B．convenient

C．enjoyable

D．hard

3.

A．teach

B．hit

C．get

D．feed

4.

A．caring

B．knowing

C．remembering

D．admitting

5.

A．stopped

B．shocked

C．seen

D．saved

6.

A．breaking

B．pressing

C．burning

D．squeezing

7.

A．terrible

B．simple

C．strange

D．important

8.

A．tired

B．astonished

C．depressed

D．frightened

9.

A．problem

B．risk

C．possibility

D．fact

10.

A．emotionally

B．completely

C．economically

D．amazingly

11.

A．required

B．allowed

C．limited

D．stressed

12.

A．report

B．assign

C．plan

D．perform

13.

A．Instead

B．Meanwhile

C．However

D．Therefore

14.

A．talk about

B．give up

C．believe in

D．search for

15.

A．find

B．hide

C．improve

D．lose

16.

A．practiced

B．pretended

C．refused

D．agreed

17.

A．reading

B．dancing

C．writing

D．training

18.

A．attempts

B．competitions

C．comparisons

D．memories

19.

A．chose

B．passed

C．failed

D．missed

20.

A．showed off

B．dropped off

C．took off

D．paid off

5 . Timothy is a 5-year-old boy with autism(自闭症). In October of 2018, doctors told his parents that he suffered   brain tumor(肿瘤).

Two thieves who specialized in stealing packages from people’s front gates had no idea that one of those packages contained a WWE wrestling belt belonging to Timothy. At the time, the belt was on the front gate of Sergio Moriers’s house, whose job was decorating stuff. “Timothy’s father doesn’t make a lot of money. But he wanted to give his son an amazing gift, and I told him I would do everything for free. I said, ‘Just ship it over and I’ll do everything you want on the belt, and he’ll have the belt of a lifetime.’” He said.

When the belt was taken, Sergio was extremely disturbed, “I want them to know they took hope from a 5-year-old boy who is looking forward to that item coming back to him… You stole that from him. You broke a child’s heart.” Timothy’s father shared what that belt meant to his son, “Timothy would not go anywhere without that belt… Most kids have balls, while he had a belt.” All hope was lost.

Then something unexpected happened. “I saw two women appeared at the gate. They put down the bag there. My guard went over and I realized what was happening. That bag contained the stolen wrestling belt,” Sergio said. The two women apologized to Sergio. They said that they were thrown out of a friend’s apartment after the friend saw the news report of the theft on TV. In fact, they were trying to kick a drug habit. They cried with guilt and shame.

Seeing the returned belt, Timothy’s father said, “It’s one of those things you always hear about, those crazy stories about people, but you never think it’ll happen to yourself. I’m still taken aback, to be honest.”

1. What was Sergio’s original intention?

A．To buy the boy a wonderful gift.

B．To beautify the boy’s belt for free.

C．To help the boy win a competition.

D．To earn money from decorating the belt.

2. What can be known about the thieves?

A．They were addicted to drug.

B．They were caught by the police.

C．Their friend reported them on TV.

D．They were punished by the guard.

3. What did Timothy’s father mean at the end of the story?

A．He was annoyed about crazy stories.

B．He felt he was cheated by the thieves.

C．He was astonished at the returned belt.

D．He couldn’t believe his stuff was stolen.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．A Sick Boy Wins a Wrestling Belt

B．Caring People Show Love for a Kid

C．An Immoral Act of Theft Is Revealed

D．Thieves Return Wrestling Belt to the Sick Boy

6 . 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。

Sadie looked out of the window and sighed (叹气) as she thought about another long, boring day of summer. She wondered what all of her friends from school were doing on their summer vacations. It had to be a lot better than looking out of a window. Sadie thought about the fun she had last summer when she and her best friend Allison went to the beach. They built sandcastles, played beach volleyball, and even tried surfing. But they wouldn’t be going to the beach together this summer because Allison had moved to a different city far away from Sadie’s.

Suddenly, Sadie had an idea. She could call her friend Wendy, who always had funny ideas. Maybe they could ride their bikes together around the park. Sadie raced to the living room, picked up the phone, and called Wendy. She sighed more deeply as the phone rang and rang. Then Sadie seated herself on the sofa, picked up the television remote, and put it down again. She didn’t really want to watch television, so she went to her room and found the list of phone numbers of her good friends from school. In the living room, she called almost each of them, but no one was at home.

After hanging up the phone, Sadie wandered into the kitchen and sat down at the table, watching her mom do the cleaning. “Mom, I don’t have anyone to hang out with because my friends from school aren’t home and Allison moved away,” said Sadie. “Honey, there are many things you can do by yourself, like playing your guitar or having a walk in the garden. You could even finish that story about our camping trip,” said Mom.

“I don’t want to do those things by myself. I want to play with a friend.” “Sometimes, it is nice to do things by yourself,” said Mom. “I like seeing my friends, but I also like doing things alone like taking a walk by myself or finding a quiet spot to read. Why not have a try?”

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Sadie thought about her mom’s words and returned to her room.

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As she rode back home, Sadie ran toward her mom excitedly.

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7 . My younger brother has a strange relationship with birthdays. One year, he sent me an unexpected birthday card, which turned out to be a double _________ as it arrived four months after my birthday.

“You should just _________ when you feel like it, and not be restricted (限制) to a specific day,” he said.

“So basically, that means it doesn’t _________ when my birthday is. You just get to celebrate the day I was _________ any time you like, even though I _________ to celebrate it on the actual date?” I asked.

“You’ve always been a little over the top about _________,” he said.

“Fine. But I always remember yours,” I said. I would _________ forget the day he was born.

The first year my daughter was away at college, he missed her birthday. By then, we both knew her _________ had many great attributes (特征) except remembering birthdays.

Her birthday is in September. In January of the following year, she _________ a letter. It was from her uncle. No card. Just some __________ and a note that said, “Buy whatever you want.”

She later told me the special gift from her uncle __________ made her happy. The idea of surprising her when she was least __________ it was amazing.

And it continued. Once he __________ us with several stylish hats and it was no one’s birthday. He had described our __________ to the saleswoman and she had __________ what she thought each of us might like. And she was right; we all liked our gifts.

So this year I was a bit __________ when he called me the day after my birthday. Was his __________ attitude towards birthdays disappearing? Had he been dragged (拖) down by societal expectations to behave __________?

“I’m __________ I missed your birthday yesterday,” he said.

“You’re __________ to do that. It’s what makes you my brother,” I replied.

1.

A．standard

B．success

C．service

D．surprise

2.

A．celebrate

B．study

C．leave

D．accept

3.

A．care

B．catch

C．matter

D．stop

4.

A．saved

B．born

C．hurt

D．praised

5.

A．refuse

B．like

C．forget

D．happen

6.

A．work

B．relationships

C．family

D．dates

7.

A．already

B．always

C．never

D．also

8.

A．uncle

B．friend

C．brother

D．classmate

9.

A．made up

B．wrote

C．replied to

D．received

10.

A．keys

B．money

C．pictures

D．text

11.

A．barely

B．smoothly

C．really

D．mildly

12.

A．expecting

B．understanding

C．enjoying

D．wanting

13.

A．helped

B．visited

C．joined

D．asked

14.

A．experiences

B．plans

C．findings

D．personalities

15.

A．wondered

B．picked

C．remembered

D．explained

16.

A．confused

B．worried

C．angry

D．bored

17.

A．wrong

B．changing

C．unusual

D．serious

18.

A．greatly

B．professionally

C．calmly

D．properly

19.

A．frightened

B．lucky

C．sorry

D．satisfied

20.

A．allowed

B．taught

C．advised

D．forced

8 . Dan Price was the CEO of Gravity Payments, a financial services company. One day, he found out a friend was struggling ________. The cost of living in Washington is ________, and she just couldn’t make ends meet(量入为出) on her salary. However, Dan was already earning $1.1 million a year. He realized how ________ it was that he had so much while the people working under him were struggling.

This point was driven home when he ________ a Mc Donald’s handbook on the desk of employee Rosita Barlow. When asked , Rosita burst into tears and ________ that after she left work at Gravity, she went straight to her shifts (轮班)at McDonald’s . Some nights, she even stood ________ at the local food bank.(赈济处）

That’s when Dan decided to do something to stop income ________ in his company. In 2015, he cut his own pay by 90%, mortgaging(抵押）his two houses, and ________ his stocks and savings so that he could ________ every single employee’s pay to $70,000 a year!

More than a third of his employees saw their ________ double. Some feared productivity would decline(下降）if everyone was earning more, but the ________ turned out to be true. Dan’s employees began to truly thrive (奋发）once the stress of making ends meet was ________ from their everyday lives. Employees like Rosita were finally able to quit their second jobs and ________ their work, actually increasing ________.

When COVID-19 hit the U.S, Dan’s company ________ financial difficulties. But what the employees decided ________ Dan! They chose to take a voluntary pay ________ of between 5% and 100% to keep Gravity going ________. The pay cuts worked! Gravity was able to ________ from the economic downturn, and they recently restored all salaries to their pre-pandemic amount.

As the saying goes, a rising tide lifts all boats! Dan treated his employees well. And when it was their turn to________ him, they didn’t let him down!

1.

A．politically

B．financially

C．physically

D．emotionally

2.

A．reasonable

B．predictable

C．high

D．low

3.

A．unfair

B．strange

C．challenging

D．harmful

4.

A．forgot

B．composed

C．discovered

D．reviewed

5.

A．insisted

B．argued

C．suggested

D．admitted

6.

A．in peace

B．in line

C．in demand

D．in relief

7.

A．inequality

B．growth

C．redistribution

D．limit

8.

A．looking into

B．taking over

C．showing off

D．giving up

9.

A．earn

B．raise

C．collect

D．reduce

10.

A．market

B．creativity

C．salaries

D．costs

11.

A．same

B．opposite

C．following

D．first

12.

A．separated

B．returned

C．removed

D．hidden

13.

A．focus on

B．pass down

C．apply for

D．talk about

14.

A．requirement

B．competition

C．risk

D．productivity

15.

A．suffered

B．escaped

C．masked

D．caused

16.

A．disappointed

B．astonished

C．frightened

D．amused

17.

A．service

B．reward

C．check

D．cut

18.

A．public

B．free

C．strong

D．quiet

19.

A．benefit

B．change

C．learn

D．recover

20.

A．repay

B．respect

C．improve

D．invite

9 . Sarah Ramadan had always been a perfectionist to draw more attention from others. “It’s hard to say if I ever did things for myself,” she said. Her drive for perfectionism even influenced her body. “I thought I would be a better person if I lost weight since that meant I cared for my figure,” she said.

Ramadan started to make changes, slowly by cutting food intake (摄入).However, things began to get worse and she developed anorexia (厌食症). “Gradually, I was having greater food fears. I related weight increase with shame,” she said. The extreme weight loss seriously affected her health. She was always freezing, had dry skin and thinning hair, and developed an irregular heartbeat and low blood sugar.

To hide her weight loss, Ramadan wore thick clothes. Then one day her mother walked in her room while she was only in a T-shirt. Her mother began to cry. Only then did them other know her poor condition. Realizing the trouble, her parents placed her in a treatment center. Ramadan’s weight increased, and she looked recovered, but mentally she was still fighting with anorexia. After half a year, her weight went to the lowest again and she could no longer walk without her mother’s support. She left university for that.

Ramadan finally realized she had a choice to make: To beat her anorexia or to die. She turned to her brother, Aladdin, a bodybuilder for help, who set up a meal plan to increase her food intake. “I knew I needed to eat to gain weight, but eating is actually physically exhausting when you’re not used to it. I had to learn how to enjoy food again,” said Ramadan. She started to feel a difference and was motivated to continue. In addition, Ramadan also hit the gym to build herself up physically. She said, “Where there is a will, there is a way. I eventually make it. Not only did I get weight, but most importantly, I got life.”

1. Why did Ramadan want to lose weight?

A．To present herself better.	B．To get a healthy body.
C．To help recover from diseases.	D．To satisfy her parents.

2. How was Ramadan doing after losing weight?

A．She felt ashamed of her weight.	B．She failed to get dressed on her own.
C．She was suffering from anorexia.	D．She was disappointed with her diet.

3. What plays a key role in Ramadan’s final recovery?

A．Her determination.	B．Doctors’ advice.
C．Aladdin’s encouragement.	D．Her mother’s attention.

4. What can be the best title for the text?

A．A girl’s advice on how to battle anorexia	B．A girl’s fear of suffering from anorexia
C．A girl’s journey to becoming a bodybuilder	D．A girl’s choice between life and death

10 . Cohen Earley had one wish after he lost part of his leg because of cancer. He was ________ to play football—and now after months of ________ he has finally achieved that dream.

Ms Earley was taking him up to bed one evening when she noticed a lump (肿块) in his lower ________, the size of a golf ball, which was shocking. She took him to the doctors ________ and was advised to take more ________.

Tests were carried out at the hospital and the doctors broke the ________ news to the family that Cohen had cancer. Ms Earley said, “We had never ________ it would be anything as serious as cancer. He was only four.”

Cohen had an operation to ________ a quarter of his lower leg in November that year. ________ chemotherapy treatment (化疗) from June until December, Cohen also underwent a month of radiotherapy treatment (放疗). He had painful mouths in this ________. It was a long and hard ________. The only thing to keep him going was to play football again, which gave him a(n) ________ to work for.

Cohen had ________ it all and finally ________ the end-of treatment bell in January this year and doctors have now given him the all-clear. ________, the cancer is dangerous and there is a chance of it ________, so Cohen has to have ________ every three months.

“Now he is back on the football field with his friends. He must be overjoyed when he could finally put on his football shoes and ________ a football again.” Ms Earley ________, “Now he’s back enjoying life again, which is the most important thing. The doctors will keep a close eye on him, but at the moment there has been no ________ of it coming back.”

1.

A．afraid

B．easy

C．helpless

D．eager

2.

A．rest

B．attempt

C．treatment

D．study

3.

A．leg

B．arm

C．face

D．neck

4.

A．secretly

B．immediately

C．unwillingly

D．suddenly

5.

A．tests

B．trips

C．medicines

D．chances

6.

A．great

B．relaxing

C．inspiring

D．terrible

7.

A．imagined

B．agreed

C．promised

D．argued

8.

A．protect

B．bend

C．remove

D．hide

9.

A．Instead of

B．In spite of

C．In addition to

D．In comparison to

10.

A．dream

B．process

C．occasion

D．preparation

11.

A．battle

B．task

C．duty

D．flight

12.

A．method

B．emotion

C．goal

D．pattern

13.

A．got across

B．benefited from

C．recovered from

D．come through

14.

A．spotted

B．shot

C．tapped

D．rang

15.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Somehow

D．Anyway

16.

A．returning

B．surviving

C．winning

D．proving

17.

A．input

B．breakthroughs

C．check-ups

D．update

18.

A．buy

B．kick

C．own

D．lend

19.

A．regretted

B．added

C．hesitated

D．responded

20.

A．awareness

B．intention

C．option

D．sign