1 . On September 2nd, BUAA (北京航空航天大学) welcomed its first 2021 student. His name is Xing Yifan, coming together with his parents ahead of time.

"Yifan is 18 years old, but he weighs only 18 kilograms. When 6 months old, he suffered from LAMA2 (渐冻症), a type of disease that no more than a hundred people have got in the country. However, with his strong will, he made one amazing achievement after another in learning. In this year's college entrance exam, he entered BUAA with a score of 645.

Because of the illness, Yifan can only sit alone for a while, unable to stand and walk like other children. In class, he could only put his head on the table and his eyes can only scan half the pages of the book. He couldn't turn over the book with one hand. And he could only sit and listen to a class for up to 30 minutes, with the remaining 15 minutes to lie down to listen to his teacher.

But these did not scare Yifan, with only a little muscle strength left in his hands, he finished one test paper after another, more than 20 a day, often till one or two o'clock in the morning. Finally, he successfully completed the 2021 college entrance examination.

To live is much more difficult than others. Why does he have to learn? The family said because of the serious disease, he was deprived (剥夺) of the right to walk, run, jump, but he can no longer be deprived of the right to education. Xing Yifan decided to let himself be Hawking of China, and change his life with knowledge.

He came to BUAA and stayed in the love dormitory on the first floor. Xing Yifan said he was feeling particularly warm with all the help. He was expecting new college life and hoped to know more students, and take part in lots of activities. Life kisses him with pain, but he sings.

1. What can Xing Yifan do according to the text?

A．Sit alone for 45 minutes at a time.

B．Walk and run faster than others.

C．Turn over the book with one hand.

D．Lie down to listen during the class.

2. Which of the following words can best describe Xing Yifan?

A．Easy-going.	B．Warm-hearted.
C．Hard-working.	D．Simple-minded.

3. What do we know about Xing Yifan from paragraph 5?

A．His parents didn't support his learning.

B．He faced up to his difficulty positively.

C．He was forced to learn by his parents.

D．He was once refused to learn at school.

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

A．BUAA. a university filled with love and care

B．A disabled boy, being the first student of BUAA

C．LAMA2, attacking no more than a hundred people

D．A disabled boy, making a surprising achievement

2 . A friend of mine was sitting in the living room one day when his cat dragged in a little “gift” in its mouth — a dead animal of some sort. Taking a closer look, he was surprised to _______ it as the bunny that _______ Mary, the young daughter of the family next door. My friend felt _______, believing his cat had killed Mary’s bunny.

My quick-thinking friend came up with a plan. _______   from the cat’s mouth the dead animal, which by now was a _______   mess, he put it in the kitchen sink. With a little warm water and some shampoo, he tried to _______ the dead bunny as best he could. Then he took a hair dryer and blow-dried the bunny _______ it looked pretty good.

Finally, under the cover of darkness, he crept into the next-door garden and placed it _______   in the cage. He managed to make the bunny look very _______   there in his little box.

The next morning, my friend looked out of the window and noticed a crowd of people ________ around the rabbit hutch. Everyone seemed to be talking and pointing. My friend ________ to go over and act like any normal ________ neighbor and find out what was going on.

When he got there, Mary’s mother said to my friend, “You won’t believe this! It’s a(n) ________ thing! Mary’s bunny ________   a few days ago, and we buried that little bunny right over there...”

Have you ever tried to cover up one wrongdoing with another? Covering up only makes matters ________ .

When we get caught doing something ________ , for example, we may ________ to cover it up with a lie. But just like Mary’s bunny, the result is ________ what we expected. We ________ looking foolish. We would have been better off admitting we were wrong and accepting the ________ . What do you think of it?

1.

A．treat

B．catch

C．appreciate

D．recognize

2.

A．looked for

B．got along

C．belonged to

D．resulted from

3.

A．pleased

B．terrible

C．confused

D．excited

4.

A．Looking

B．Removing

C．Preventing

D．Hearing

5.

A．dirty

B．lovely

C．gifted

D．strange

6.

A．dress up

B．bring up

C．clean up

D．make up

7.

A．whenever

B．though

C．before

D．until

8.

A．carefully

B．strangely

C．especially

D．wonderfully

9.

A．serious

B．accurate

C．balanced

D．natural

10.

A．cheered

B．gathered

C．ran

D．looked

11.

A．wished

B．decided

C．hesitated

D．meant

12.

A．anxious

B．discouraged

C．wise

D．curious

13.

A．strange

B．difficult

C．committed

D．annoying

14.

A．passed away

B．ran away

C．set out

D．went up

15.

A．more

B．worse

C．better

D．faster

16.

A．exciting

B．perfect

C．strange

D．wrong

17.

A．refuse

B．attempt

C．promise

D．pretend

18.

A．often

B．just

C．always

D．never

19.

A．get down

B．end up

C．go through

D．set out

20.

A．consequences

B．opportunities

C．expectations

D．choices

3 . This afternoon after seeing my mom, I was driving home. I took the________that was more like a canyon (峡谷)drive with beautiful scenery. Suddenly I heard a sound and I knew a big________tire! I pulled to the side, but this was a canyon drive with not much shoulder________, and it happened to be around a curve (弯曲处)where people couldn't________me. That made it very________. Thus, cars       passed me________so that I couldn't get out. Within minutes I saw a car________at a distance behind me. The gentleman walked out,________help, and I walked out of the car very________, for the road was so narrow. He moved my car a bit out of the way while I was still talking to AAA(美国汽车协会).They said with all the________they gave me since I was in a dangerous place, they could send ________in 20minutes. The gentleman offered to look at my spare tire to________ it was OK before I ________AAA.

Before I knew it, he took it out and________to change the tire. By the time I finished talking with AAA, he had changed my tire!

I________him and he left. I saw in my________that the car just followed me, making sure I was OK. At the traffic lights, I got a chance to see the________family in the car—a beautiful young wife with lovely children in the back. They all gave me a big smile and________at me. I thought about what a role________for those young children to learn about service and sympathy. I thought how ________I was to be the receiver of such generosity.

1.

A．photo

B．risk

C．route

D．film

2.

A．new

B．flat

C．spare

D．popular

3.

A．space

B．fun

C．potential

D．service

4.

A．blame

B．recognize

C．see

D．ignore

5.

A．embarrassing

B．sensitive

C．complex

D．dangerous

6.

A．deliberately

B．frequently

C．slowly

D．unconsciously

7.

A．stopped

B．broke

C．went

D．changed

8.

A．deserving

B．offering

C．recording

D．appreciating

9.

A．proudly

B．instantly

C．painfully

D．carefully

10.

A．convenience

B．strength

C．knowledge

D．enthusiasm

11.

A．data

B．assistance

C．command

D．bonus

12.

A．announce

B．declare

C．make sure

D．make out

13.

A．looked out for

B．hung up on

C．made sense of

D．kept up with

14.

A．started

B．continued

C．hesitated

D．managed

15.

A．treated

B．struck

C．thanked

D．comforted

16.

A．telescope

B．track

C．dream

D．mirror

17.

A．wealthy

B．patient

C．entire

D．concerned

18.

A．stared

B．waved

C．laughed

D．aimed

19.

A．practice

B．delivery

C．program

D．model

20.

A．lucky

B．astonished

C．accessible

D．alarmed

4 . On our way home from school my kid and I shared each other our high and low part of the day. My 12-year-old, Karington, told me her _________ for a classmate with special need. This _________ action brought my tears flowing.

Her story started with, “Mommy, I made a teacher _________ today.” I didn’t know why my first thought was a _________ one. I definitely shouldn’t have _________ her. The rest of her story went like this...

“There’s a boy in my class with hyperactivity (多动症). Everyone _________ him because he does strange things. Today he fell to the _________ I looked around and all these kids were laughing, so I walked up to him and _________ with him. The class stopped laughing. A _________ was walking by the open door and saw my __________. She walked into the room towards me, bursting into __________. She held me up and gave me the tightest __________ ever and kept saying what a __________ girl I was.”

My voice was __________ by a lump (梗) in my throat. Tears flooded my eyes; I __________ them so I could see the road. I couldn’t __________. How could I find the right words to __________ just how proud I was? She looked at me, saw the tears flowing and knew. I didn’t need __________.

There is not a thing my child could do that would make me much __________! Nothing is better than standing up for what is __________ and showing compassion towards others.

1.

A．disappointment

B．support

C．anxiety

D．curiosity

2.

A．embarrassing

B．annoying

C．shocking

D．touching

3.

A．cry

B．smile

C．shout

D．jump

4.

A．ambitious

B．cautious

C．negative

D．indifferent

5.

A．encouraged

B．forgiven

C．punished

D．doubted

6.

A．laughs at

B．cares about

C．argues with

D．plays with

7.

A．road

B．hole

C．river

D．ground

8.

A．showed up

B．bent down

C．lay down

D．put up

9.

A．doctor

B．teacher

C．worker

D．player

10.

A．expression

B．behavior

C．experiment

D．example

11.

A．tears

B．laughter

C．fear

D．anger

12.

A．kiss

B．gift

C．hug

D．comfort

13.

A．brave

B．funny

C．clever

D．sweet

14.

A．raised

B．blocked

C．adjusted

D．improved

15.

A．cleared

B．closed

C．collected

D．caught

16.

A．hesitate

B．oppose

C．respond

D．complain

17.

A．understand

B．realize

C．settle

D．explain

18.

A．words

B．notes

C．questions

D．opinions

19.

A．smarter

B．prouder

C．stronger

D．safer

20.

A．basic

B．equal

C．right

D．unusual

7 . My 14-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat at the same time at a second-hand clothing store. It had a black velvet (丝绒) collar, delightful tailoring, a Fifth Avenue label and a(an) _________ price of merely $28. We looked at each other, saying nothing, but John’s eyes _________. Dark, woolen topcoats were popular just then with teenagers, but could cost several hundred dollars now. John put the coat on and _________ it. He turned from side to side, _________ himself in the mirror with a serious, studied _________ that soon changed into a smile. It’s a perfect _________.

John wore the coat to school the next day and came home wearing a big smile. “How did the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They love it.” He said, carefully _________ it on the chair and smoothing it flat. Over the next few weeks, the _________came over John. Quiet, reasoned discussion _________ argument. He became more thoughtful and eager to ____________. “Good dinner, Mum,” he would say every evening. One day when I ____________ that he start on homework before dinner, John said, “You are right, and I guess I will.”

When I asked one of his teachers ____________ caused the changes, she said with laughter, “It must be his coat!”

John and I both know we should never ____________ a person’s clothes for the real person within them. But it is meaningful to ____________ a standard of excellence for the world to see, to practice a standard of excellence in thought, speech and behavior, and to ____________ what is on the inside with what is on the outside.

1.

A．special

B．reasonable

C．unbelievable

D．cheap

2.

A．closed

B．shone

C．opened

D．lowered

3.

A．buttoned

B．touched

C．held

D．obtained

4.

A．feeling

B．looking

C．glancing

D．eyeing

5.

A．gesture

B．expression

C．attitude

D．feeling

6.

A．colour

B．price

C．fit

D．fashion

7.

A．pressing

B．taking

C．throwing

D．folding

8.

A．happiness

B．satisfaction

C．change

D．generosity

9.

A．made

B．replaced

C．took

D．transformed

10.

A．please

B．complain

C．admire

D．apologize

11.

A．insisted

B．suggested

C．asked

D．commanded

12.

A．what

B．when

C．that

D．how

13.

A．watch

B．judge

C．mistake

D．consider

14.

A．do

B．wear

C．speak

D．show

15.

A．compare

B．fill

C．mix

D．match

8 . At thirteen, I was diagnosed (诊断) with kind of attention disorder. It made school difficult for me. When everyone else in the class was focusing on tasks, I could not.

In my first literature class, Mrs. Smith asked us to read a story and then write on it, all within 45 minutes. I raised my hand right away and said, “Mrs. Smith, you see, the doctor said I have attention problems. I might not be able to do it.”

She glanced down at me through her glasses, “You are not different from your classmates, young man.” I tried, but I didn’t finish the reading when the bell rang. I had to take it home.

In the quietness of my bedroom, the story suddenly all became clear to me. It was about a blind person, Louis Braile. He lived in a time when the blind couldn’t get much education. But Louis didn’t give up. Instead, he invented a reading system of raised dots (点), which opened up a whole new world of knowledge to the blind.

Wasn’t I the “blind” in my class, being made to learn like the “sighted” students? My thoughts spilled out and my pen started to dance. I completed the task within 40 minutes. Indeed, I was not different from others; I just needed a quieter place. If Louis could find his way out of his problem, why should I ever give up?

I didn’t expect anything when I handed in my paper to Mrs. Smith, so it was quite a surprise when it came back to me the next day — with an “A” on it. At the bottom of the paper were these words, “See what you can do when you keep trying?”

1. What problem did the author meet when he was in class?

A．He didn’t like the teacher.	B．He was not fond of literature.
C．The classroom was too noisy.	D．He couldn’t focus his attention in class.

2. What can we learn about Louis Braile from the passage?

A．He managed to cure his blindness.

B．He got a good education at school.

C．He made an invention which helped the blind.

D．He couldn’t see and read for the whole life.

3. What’s Mrs. Smith’s attitude to the author in the classroom?

A．She encouraged him.	B．She looked down on him.
C．She sympathized (同情) him.	D．She was angry with him.

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A．How to be a great teacher.	B．Keep trying, and you can do it.
C．What should you do as a blind.	D．Ways to overcome attention disorder.

9 . My Ph. D. adviser called me into his office, saying I needn't bring my notebook. After 15 minutes of listing my positive things, he looked me in the eye and said,“You are fired from the lab.”

I had moved to Israel from my native India the year before, excited to experience a new culture and study for a Ph. D.   At first things went well in my new lab. Then, 3 months before I was fired, I ran into some problems. I made a few mistakes in the lab that slowed my research, but I wasn't aware that my adviser noticed them, and he never spoke to me about any concerns. I’m still not sure why he fired me, but I guess it was because of those mistakes. He wasn't confident that I could complete my research in time as we'd planned.

The first few days after I was fired were especially difficult. I spent hours staring at my computer screen, unable to get anything done. One day all I could do was sit on a beach, crying. I tried to change his mind with promising results, but he stuck to his decision. I could not break the news to my family in India, as the fear of disappointing them overwhelmed （压垮）me. I soon got into a state of sadness and anxiety. Meanwhile, the date for me to leave the country was drawing near, as my visa required me to be registered as a student. I was lonely and without hope.

Around that time, I watched Dasvidaniya, a Bollywood movie that's about a man who has 3 months to live. One line from the movie stuck out to me :“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade（柠檬水）” .What kind of lemonade could I make out of my present situation? My desire to complete a Ph. D. was never in doubt. After much reflection, I told myself that one failed attempt was not the end of the world, and that I needed to give it another try. With renewed confidence, I emailed expected advisers and applied to other programs. Within 2 months, I landed an offer from a Ph. D. program in Italy. I accepted it and relocated to Europe, happy that my goal of completing a Ph. D. was alive once again.

I’m thankful that I didn't give up on my dream and that I found another professor willing to take me on.

1. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A．The personality of the adviser.

B．The author's problems in study.

C．The possible reason for the author's being fired.

D．The author's difficulty in adapting to a new culture.

2. What did the author do after being fired?

A．He applied for a new visa.

B．He got addicted to computer games.

C．He tried to change the adviser's mind.

D．He shared the news with his family in India.

3. What kind of "lemonade” did the author make out of the difficult situation?

A．Persuading the adviser to let him stay.

B．Being responsible for different programs.

C．Holding the belief to get a doctor's degree.

D．Getting accepted by another Ph. D. program.

4. What lesson can we learn from the story?

A．Direction is more important than effort,

B．Turn to movies for comfort when in trouble.

C．A doctor’s degree is important for the future.

D．Difficulties in life can be turned into something positive.

10 . When I was a boy, every holiday I had seemed wonderful. My ______ took me by train or by car to a hotel by the ______.   All day I ______ on the sands(沙滩) with strange ______ children. We made houses and gardens, and ______ the tide (潮汐)destroy them. When the tide went out, we ______ over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.

In those days the ______ seemed to shine always brightly ______ the water was always warm. Sometimes we left beach and walked in the country, ____ ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were ______in one’s pockets or good places where we could ______ ice creams. Each day was very happy.

Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good ______ is much the same as it was. I ______ like the sun and warm sand and the sound of ______ beating the rocks. I no longer wish to ______ any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. ______, I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.

Sometimes I ______ what my ideal (理想的) holiday will be like when I am ______. All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about ______ who make houses and gardens with sands,____ watch the incoming tide.

1.

A．teacher

B．parents

C．nurse

D．younger sister

2.

A．sea

B．lake

C．mountain

D．river

3.

A．played

B．slept

C．sat

D．stood

4.

A．moving

B．excited

C．angry

D．nervous

5.

A．made

B．brought

C．watched

D．heard

6.

A．rolled

B．looked

C．turned

D．climbed

7.

A．light

B．sun

C．moon

D．lamp

8.

A．and

B．yet

C．but

D．or

9.

A．exploring

B．examining

C．repairing

D．measuring

10.

A．sweets

B．sand

C．ice-creams

D．money

11.

A．make

B．sell

C．buy

D．offer

12.

A．house

B．holiday

C．garden

D．tide

13.

A．hardly

B．almost

C．still

D．perhaps

14.

A．waves

B．wind

C．hands

D．feet

15.

A．destroy

B．fix

C．use

D．build

16.

A．But

B．However

C．Otherwise

D．Besides

17.

A．wonder

B．feel

C．understand

D．believe

18.

A．strong

B．weak

C．young

D．old

19.

A．children

B．boys

C．girls

D．grown-ups

20.

A．that

B．which

C．whom

D．who