1 . I finished my dinner and went into a shop in the hope of finding some last-minute Christmas gifts. There was a lot to see. Every shelf and wall was _______ with different handiwork (手工制品).

Walking around, I _______ a wooden plaque (匾牌) on a wall. As I moved on, I enjoyed looking at other _______ in the store, but found myself drawn back to the plaque finally. I felt a little like a child who, when _______ through the sandbox, finds some unexpected treasure. Here, I found a simple_______ precious treasure hidden in a message.

“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass,” the plaque _______. “it’s about learning to dance in the rain.”

Looking at the plaque, I thought back to a hot summer day before, when I _______ lived the plaque’s message. Dark clouds had _______ in and soon rain began falling down, building to a downpour that soon filled the gutters (排水沟) with rushing water. When I walked out to get my mail, I didn’t know what came over me, but I suddenly felt a _______ to do something a little crazy for my fifty-plus years.

I slipped off my shoes and stockings and began walking barefoot through the water. It was pleasantly warm, heated by the pavement that had been ________ by the summer heat. I’m sure my neighbors thought that I was ________, but I didn’t care. At that moment, I wasn’t ________ about bills, the future or any other day-to-day cares. I was experiencing a moment of ________ joy!

The plaque now hangs in my living room, which ________ me to take time to pause and recognize the ________that are all around me but too often going unnoticed in my rush to future happiness.

One step at a time, I am learning to dance in the rain.

1.

A．connected

B．blocked

C．loaded

D．wrapped

2.

A．struck

B．spotted

C．recovered

D．followed

3.

A．items

B．brochures

C．candies

D．contents

4.

A．getting

B．looking

C．running

D．digging

5.

A．and

B．yet

C．though

D．still

6.

A．read

B．announced

C．wrote

D．recorded

7.

A．continuously

B．abnormally

C．unknowingly

D．undoubtedly

8.

A．floated

B．rolled

C．squeezed

D．kicked

9.

A．choice

B．dream

C．mission

D．desire

10.

A．baked

B．boiled

C．hurt

D．stroked

11.

A．nervous

B．ridiculous

C．desperate

D．upset

12.

A．worried

B．curious

C．doubtful

D．cautious

13.

A．gentle

B．temporary

C．pure

D．serious

14.

A．reminds

B．expects

C．promises

D．commands

15.

A．distinctions

B．conditions

C．experiences

D．blessings

2 . I had not hugged a friend or a family member for more than two years until recently when my sister flew in for a brief visit. For safety, we met outside. Despite the wintry weather, her hug warmed me from the inside out. It’s strange, but only now do I truly realize how much I’ve missed embracing loved ones.

I grew up through war in my hometown of Sarajevo, Bosnia, and every moment was full of danger. On one peaceful morning, I had begged my mom to let me go outside after spending weeks indoors. She finally agreed. I was outside for only 10 minutes when I was caught in an explosion. I ran to my neighbor’s house for safety and hung my arms around her neck just as my legs collapsed underneath me.

Thankfully, I made a full physical recovery, but the emotional scars never left me. Years later there was another explosion near my house. I was safely inside, but my father had left to buy a loaf of bread. He had only just missed the explosion. When he came back inside, I gave him the biggest hug imaginable. I was caked in tears as I held him tight.

That same night my parents managed to arrange my escape from our war-torn city. I was 16 and came to America on my own. A generous host family took me in. They had a large dog called Oscar. Over the next several months, I secretly struggled with feeling homesick and worried about my family back home. Despite managing quite well at school, I couldn’t express my feelings. The only way I shared how I felt was by giving Oscar a big hug.

It is yet another sad aspect of our pandemic(疾病大流行的) lives that hugging a stranger is the last thing on our minds. For many of us, even hugging a relative or a friend comes with stress and anxiety over risks and precautions. As I look back on my past, I count myself truly lucky to have been held, shielded and encouraged at some of the most key moments of my life by the power of a hug.

1. What is the passage mainly about?

A．Experience of war.	B．Love for family.
C．Impact of pandemic.	D．Power of embracing.

2. How did the author feel when she hugged her father?

A．Frightened.

B．Ashamed.

C．Relieved.

D．Astonished.

3. What can we learn about the author from the passage?

A．She had her arms hurt in an explosion.

B．She missed her family very much while in America.

C．She couldn’t catch up with her classmates at school.

D．She recovered quickly from the wounds of the war.

4. What does the underlined word “shielded” mean in Paragraph 5?

A．Protected.

B．Persuaded.

C．Covered.

D．Understood.

3 . Terry Evanshen, one of Canadian football’s greatest players, has completely lost his memories of his playing days, though he ever made great achievements.

It was in the summer of 1988 after he stopped playing in competitions that he succeeded in his business. One day in July, Terry, on his way home from work, had a terrible car accident. He was knocked unconscious, and within minutes he was rushed to the nearby hospital.

Three weeks later, he woke up. However, it became obvious that Terry’s injuries were far more serious than whatever damage had been done to his body. A lifetime of memories had been completely wiped clean.

At age 44, Terry Evanshen would be starting all over again. Luckily he had the support of his family, helped by small victories and a renewed bond between him and his three daughters like when they taught him how to play football again.

In 1992, his recovery really began to pick up steam. It has taken more than 20 years to rebuild his shattered (破碎的) life. Today Terry is a popular public speaker. He tells his story of never giving up and taking up your courage to do what you are afraid of. “Never forget, we’re all in this game of life together. We will get to the finishing line, one day at a time, one moment at a time, but celebrate the journey. Seize today, because yesterday is gone and is never coming back.” As the subject of the most watched Canadian movie of 2005, The Man Who Lost Himself, Evanshen says his family has been his most important treasure. He refuses to be a victim, saying he is a survivor.

1. In 1988, Evanshen was       .

A．a football player	B．a public speaker
C．a businessman	D．a father of two daughters

2. After the car accident happened, what was the worst thing for Evanshen?

A．He would never drive again.

B．He lost his memories.

C．He suffered a serious physical injury.

D．He couldn’t stand up any more.

3. Which of the following word can be the best to describe Terry Evanshen’s story?

A．Frightening.	B．Discouraging.
C．Rewarding.	D．Inspiring.

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

A．The Man Who Lost Himself.

B．A Great Football Player

C．A Great Business.

D．Terry Evanshen’s Life

5 . A Life-Giving Touch

On March 25, 2010, Kate and David heard the words every parent ________: Their newborn wasn’t going to make it. Their twins – a girl and a boy – were born two minutes apart and 14 weeks premature (早产的), ________ just over two pounds each. Doctors had tried to save the boy for 20 minutes but saw no improvement. His ________ was nearly gone.

“I saw him gasp (喘息), but the ________ said it was no use.” Kate told the Daily Mail five years later, “I know it sounds stupid, but if he was still gasping, that was a sign of ________. I wasn’t going to give up ________. I wanted to let him know us.”

Kate ________ the boy, whom the couple had already named Jamie, from his hospital blanket and ordered David to take his shirt off and ________ them in bed. The first-time parents wanted their son to be as ________ as possible and hoped the skin-to-skin ________ would improve his condition. They also talked to him.

“We were trying to encourage him to ________.” Kate told the Daily Mail, “We explained his name and that he had a twin who he had to ________ and how hard we had tried to have him. Then something miraculous (奇迹般的) happened. Jamie gasped again – and then he started ________. Finally, he reached for his father’s finger. Our ________ boy had made it.”

“We’re the ________ people in the world.” Kate said gratefully, “The experience makes us cherish them more.”

1.

A．waits

B．imagines

C．hopes

D．fears

2.

A．measuring

B．weighing

C．judging

D．costing

3.

A．heartbeat

B．emotion

C．brain

D．energy

4.

A．police

B．assistant

C．doctor

D．editor

5.

A．recognition

B．stress

C．life

D．anxiety

6.

A．officially

B．easily

C．suddenly

D．hopelessly

7.

A．unwrapped

B．held

C．kissed

D．removed

8.

A．join

B．put

C．keep

D．limit

9.

A．unique

B．peaceful

C．balanced

D．warm

10.

A．time

B．contact

C．moment

D．chance

11.

A．leave

B．talk

C．stay

D．eat

12.

A．look for

B．pick up

C．fight against

D．care for

13.

A．struggling

B．breathing

C．nodding

D．waving

14.

A．curious

B．giant

C．strong

D．healthy

15.

A．smartest

B．wealthiest

C．kindest

D．luckiest

6 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

It was my first day of senior high school. Looking at everything    1    I had prepared for the new school year, I was filled with     2     (curious) as well as anxiety.

I was anxious to look around as soon as I got to school. I felt curious    3    everything, the new dining hall, the new library, the new labs, the new classrooms, etc. It would be    4    new start for me. And I was looking forward to    5    (see) my new teachers and classmates.    6    at the same time I wondered    7    my new classmates would like to make friends with me. Would the teacher be strict with us students?

I felt    8    (relax) when my English teacher asked me, “What else can I do to help you, Li Le?” I found all the teachers kind and helpful. While    9    (think) about how to get on well with my classmates, I found three boys come and they asked me to play basketball with them in the P.E. class. We enjoyed ourselves that morning and soon became good friends.

Anxiety had gone, and I knew I    10    (have) a happy school life here.

8 . One day when I was 12, my mother ordered me to walk to the public library and borrow at least one book for the summer. This was one more weapon for her to ________ my strange problem ________ to read.

In the library, I sat down on the floor and pulled a few books off the shelf ________. The beagle (比格猎犬) on the book’s cover ________ my eye. The first and only animal companion I ever had as a child was a beagle. ________, one morning, he was gone, given ________ to someone who had this space and money to care for him. I never ________ my beagle.

The beagle on the cover looked ________ to my dog. My eyes ran across the ________, “ Amor, the Bengle with a Plan.” ________, I I had read the title. Without opening the book, I ________ it from the library for the summer.

I started to read about Amos very slowly and with ________. It was about a dog who, like mine, had been ________ from his family and found his way back home. That dog was my dog, and I was the little boy in the book. At the end of the story, my mind continued the final scene of ________ until my own lost dog and I were, in my mind, running together.

My mother’s call returned me to the ________ world. I suddenly ________ something I had read a book and loved it. Everyone knew I couldn’t read, but I had read it. Books were ________, and I was going to read them.

I ________ told my mother about my miraculous (奇迹般的) experience that summer, but she saw a slow but remarkable ________ in my classroom performance during the next year. Years later, she was ________that her son had read thousands of books, was awarded a PhD in literature and authored his own books, articles, poetry and fiction.

1.

A．avoid

B．apply

C．understand

D．defeat

2.

A．responsibility

B．inability

C．desire

D．anxiety

3.

A．on purpose

B．by accident

C．at random

D．as usual

4.

A．caught

B．fooled

C．relaxed

D．raised

5.

A．Therefore

B．Besides

C．Instead

D．However

6.

A．away

B．up

C．in

D．out

7.

A．recalled

B．admired

C．forgot

D．confused

8.

A．familiar

B．similar

C．opposite

D．important

9.

A．cover

B．author

C．picture

D．title

10.

A．Unknowingly

B．Suddenly

C．Eventually

D．Patiently

11.

A．bought

B．borrowed

C．gathered

D．ordered

12.

A．shame

B．relief

C．confidence

D．difficulty

13.

A．spared

B．divided

C．separated

D．prevented

14.

A．reunion

B．recovery

C．departure

D．fight

15.

A．wild

B．virtual

C．real

D．remote

16.

A．accepted

B．realized

C．learned

D．imagined

17.

A．useful

B．encouraging

C．informative

D．wonderful

18.

A．never

B．once

C．often

D．even

19.

A．difference

B．effort

C．improvement

D．progress

20.

A．confused

B．proud

C．sure

D．aware

9 . After a tough week, I wanted to have a good rest. I went to the near beach for some _______ time with myself. It was a lovely, warm weekend in California, kids _______ playing in the water, or building sandcastles.

When I was to leave, I _______ a girl playing by herself. She built a little sandcastle with a moat (护城河) around it and was trying to fill it with water. Unfortunately, there was no _______ around to carry water. She would go to the waves, _______ her hands and then walk back to her little castle. _______, not much of the water was making it to the moat. But she kept trying, still smiling and _______. As I was standing there watching her big project, I _______ that I had a bottle of water in my bag. I quickly _______ my bag, took out the bottle , and walked over to hand it to her. ________ at first, she smiled but ________ her head shyly, saying no. I told her that it would make getting the water much faster. She smiled and finally took it from my hands after I ________ . Looking back, I saw her running over to the sea with a big smile, ________ in hand.

As for me, it was a small ________. But I also know that when she meets someone in need, maybe, she would think of this little act of kindness by a ________. And maybe she would help create a little gentler world around her.

1.

A．formal

B．comfortable

C．relaxing

D．valuable

2.

A．definitely

B．frequently

C．hurriedly

D．joyfully

3.

A．observed

B．caught

C．concerned

D．noticed

4.

A．container

B．access

C．bowl

D．spoon

5.

A．raise

B．cup

C．target

D．clap

6.

A．Luckily

B．Sadly

C．Excitedly

D．Surprisingly

7.

A．lonely

B．depressed

C．disappointed

D．hopeful

8.

A．realized

B．decided

C．believed

D．expected

9.

A．watched over

B．searched for

C．picked up

D．got through

10.

A．Embarrassed

B．Frightened

C．Confused

D．Amused

11.

A．lowered

B．held

C．nodded

D．shook

12.

A．donated

B．insisted

C．complained

D．promised

13.

A．bottle

B．strategy

C．castle

D．measure

14.

A．experience

B．act

C．process

D．change

15.

A．stranger

B．gentleman

C．passer-by

D．newcomer

10 . 听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题｡
1. For what did the boy wear a plastic bag?

A．He couldn’t afford a sport shirt.

B．He wanted to draw others’ attention.

C．He had no clothes to wear.

2. Where did the woman watch the video?

A．In a friend’s cellphone.

B．On television.

C．On a social media platform.